Calendar 1 of 31, Permanent marker and charcoal on paper, 12” x 12”, 2006
Within my art I strive to create work that engages the shared, cultural conscience of the audience, and addresses social issues through image, performance and installation.
Recently, I have focused on humans relating to each other through the shared experience of passing time. The passage of time can be scientific, measured out in grids and numbers, or it can be emotional, relying on sensations - such as scents or sounds - that take a person to a specific moment in time. Through my recent works, I juxtapose the scientific perceptions with the more emotional or sensory perceptions of the time passing.
Along similar lines I explore the idea of people making active versus passive choices to live in the past, present, or future. These ideas can sometimes be sensitive and controversial. Cultivating social awareness as well as an individual response from viewers is always an underlying goal of my works.