STATEMENT

Fragments of the past echo within my installations. I create visual narratives combining self-portraiture and appropriated family snap-shots. Steel, glass, resin, ink, and satin become tangible reminders and residue from these narratives. The fragility of satin and glass is held together by the imprinting of ink and the fortification of steel. Multiple repetitive elements reiterate and reconstruct the moment. Repetition becomes a metaphor for the fragmentation of a memory and the desire to recapture those ephemeral moments. Resin and glass frames recreate the experience of procession down an aisle: from the panoramic view of innumerable unidentified faces, to an intimate vignette from anothers rite of passage.

I have been working in site - specific installations, which concentrate on narratives combining self-portraiture and appropriated family snap-shots. These installations focus on specific moments delineating rites of passage or moments in the changing make-up of the family structure, or in a woman's life.

I use my experiences to interpret how photographs and narratives become tangible reminders. In blending familial photographs and self-portraits, I am echoing fragments of my past with my current perspective on experiences of my mother and grandmother.

As an artist, my goal is to exhibit, lecture and conduct workshops. It is important to me to continually experiment with my work technically, educate myself further in a multitude of media, and challenge myself conceptually to broaden my themes and content in my work. I have many future projects, which involve the development of my work, giving lectures and workshops for the public, and exhibiting in different parts of the country and the world.

With my installations, I am trying to express concepts of memory and the passage of time — universal concepts to which an audience can relate. Through national and international exhibitions, workshops and lectures, I hope to use the public’s response to inform my work and further develop my artistic voice.