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ARTIST
STATEMENT Exploring the Residual Landscape
Nature transformed
through industry is a predominant theme in my work. I set course to
intersect with a contemporary view of the great ages of man; from stone,
to minerals, oil, transportation, silicon, and so on. To make these
ideas visible I search for subjects that are rich in detail and scale
yet open in their meaning. Recycling yards, mine tailings, quarries and
refineries are all places that are outside of our normal experience, yet
we partake of their output on a daily basis.
These images are
meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search
for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We
are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or
unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. Our
dependence on nature to provide the materials for our consumption and
our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy
contradiction. For me, these images function as reflecting pools of our
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