The Worry
Diminutive ceramic heads are mounted on metal stands, as if a formal tribute. The expressions however belie this certainty of esteem. Viewed at eye level, yet fitting in the palm of the hand, these anguished portraits are both monumental and intimate.
Hero Worship
Historically, the inscribed monumental column celebrates a victorious, dispassionate hero. These miniature monuments interrogate this myth as the emotional figures that emerge from these damaged and twisted columns show the human being as a tragic, fallible creature.
The Shape of Air
Small bird-like forms were created in plaster on wire forms and glazed with an oil patina. Installed directly on the wall in response to different site-specific locations, they assume a variety of formations as if a momentary sighting. Appearing to swarm the interior space, these works suggest a vast and nearly invisible wildlife at odds with the constructed universe. A series of 50 works.
Intimations of Memory
Small porcelain heads, engaged in anxious dialogue, form groups that appear as if survivors of a natural disaster. They gather on the flat polished surface while the structure below bulges, suggesting that it is about to disintegrate. With eyes closed or averted, the figures visibly react to a nearby whispered message or to an omen from above. The crackled glaze imparts a sense that they are caught in amber, their fragmented lives lost to memory.