(ABSTRACT WORKS of
MIXED MATERIALS)
My three-dimensional, image-free assemblage
work —affectionately referred to as “trash art”—
is a divergence from the very precise collages I
also create. It allows for freedom of expression in
a messier, more intuitive way. While there is still
precision and care in how I place materials, I am
interested in elevating the beauty of debris and
overlooked objects found along roadsides and
highways, collected along solitary walking routes
in moments of contemplation much like sea glass
on a beach at low tide. I am particularly drawn to
spilled and smashed remnants of car accidents for
the charged energy I imagine they contain.
By elevating discarded materials, I create beauty
from what is often ignored or dismissed. This
work is a response to ideas I explored in my
college thesis, Art Every Day, as well as the
Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi with its
embrace of impermanence, transience, and
decay. These themes continue to guide my
practice; I aim to pay close attention to man-
made consumer materials typically taken for
granted and thus overlooked, repurposing them.
I began making this work partly due to the habitual
exercise
patterns I follow when my mind is most
distracted,often walking the
same roads repeatedly.
Because I often travel with my head lowered, I
have always been attentive to what lies on the
ground beneath my downward gaze. I have especially
found myself fascinated by broken car headlights and
other fragments, imagining what they could become
when thoughtfully arranged.
I have always been a bit of a magpie, and this has
been an empowering and freeing practice —one that
yields me fulfillment but also, increasingly, some bit
of delight to share.
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