Statement

My artistic practice is focused on how we know things, and how those exploration pose further questions. I use my training in philosophy and psychology to try to discover contexts in which questions and problems arise. Art gives me a different language for those explorations. Learning is a constant process, and the ball is always moving. I love that.

Interests vary from the personal to the social and nature; from science to social justice to psychology, the meaning of connection to others, memory and more. I approach these in a mostly deconstructed way, but not always. All I really know is that art is the most joyful way to explore tough issues I have ever found.

The pure materiality of art has also brought me back to my body after a life spent mostly in the mind. Jung said that the second half of life is about tearing the ego all down. I suppose. I don’t think the ego is the enemy. Humility in the face of questions is crucial. But it is art that returned me to myself, allowing me to tie my interests together in a more integrated, joyful way. (Sisyphus can have more fun!)

So I would put it differently: from a stronger sense of self you can turn your attention to what is fascinating and important in the larger world. One can only hope that personal investigations move others, but these must start at home.