about

I investigate the cyclical and emergent behavior of the universe through nested systems and material processes. I orchestrate specific conditions that generate information, which then becomes a component within subsequent processes. Heat, chemical reactions, crystallization, and soil displacement produce micropatterns, unstable formations, and temporary microecologies that reflect the generative forces of nature. Often paired with found objects, these materials examine humanity through its peripheral and ecological residue. I consider found objects as stand-ins for people, carrying histories of labor, play, and alienation, while containers, frames, vessels, and terrariums function as archival tools and reliquaries. By containing and preserving materials that would otherwise decay, my work questions what, and whose, histories are deemed worthy of preservation. In this tension between geological time and the impermanence of the built world, I consider ecological entanglement, class disparity, and the lingering residue of human agency.