Teak & Orange

Teak and Orange 2011 16˝ by 30˝ Lead, pigment, wax, steel, and gold The Teak and Orange Shots were 3.8 megaton nuclear weapons exploded over the Marshall Islands as part of the 1958 Hardtack 1 test series. Both shots were launched with Redstone rockets, Teak exploding at over 47 miles or 76 km into the [...]

Flight Signs

flight signs flight symbols Flight Signs Flight Symbols 2005 installation with paper airplanes and single channel video dimensions variable There are some things that we perceive as having a basic, visceral meaning. Things that fly, that may take flight, cause a response. We cannot see an airplane simply as an airplane, rather in the recesses [...]

The Myth of Objectivity

The Myth of Objectivity 2000 Variable size installation 32˝ by 20.625˝ Polaroid Prints The Myth of Objectivitiy When individuals are confronted with a raven or crow they make an association; they connect it to an identifying memory. It may be to Edgar Allan Poe’s raven crying “nevermore” or to a glossy black bird pulling apart [...]

Elective Reading

Election Archive 2004 Dimensions Variable Mixed Media I altered newspapers to document the sixty days leading up to the 2004 election and its aftermath. Using The New York Times, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post, I altered the Newspapers to reflect the events of the day. Afterward, I installed the papers in my studio [...]

Box of Fear

Box of Fear 2004 6˝by 8.75˝by 1.5˝closed 5.5˝by 8.25˝ Letterpress printing, mixed media A series of children’s science books altered to reflect my own childhood fears. “Volcanoes” addresses my fear of earthquakes and volcanoes. “Space Exploration” deals with my fears of nuclear war.