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As a multidisciplinary artist specializing in mixed media sculpture, I have always been fascinated by objecthood and the way humans naturally build emotional bonds between themselves and their things. Amplified by capitalism, the objects we own often come to symbolize our status, successes, and ourselves. In my art I use sculpture as a means of emulating the physical and metaphorical weight that comes with emotional enmeshment with our objects, specifically through the lens of humor. I appreciate that not all feelings can be projected onto objects, and I enjoy the challenge of making contradicting or impossible emotions present as physical entities.
I often utilize camp, kitsch, and queer pop-culture aesthetics as influences for work. Not only is this central to my identity, but I am also interested in the way these themes utilize satire to identify flaws or absurdities in the systems we live in. My work plays with the notion of creating physical manifestations of what feels like untouchable concepts and I often make works that challenge the notion of what can and cannot be discussed as a means of accessibility. By combining these themes with specific aspects of high and low brow art, I can open a multidimensional and more intersectional discussion on the absurdity of exclusivity in the art world.