ARTIST'S STATEMENT

These drawings suggest intricate piles of animal fur and other debris which has been swept into large stacks. The accumulation of layered rubble records the history of an unknown, perhaps traumatic, event.

The large scale paper and the carefully executed, labor-intensive patterns and textures in the piles provide a contrast to the “disposable” content of the objects in the heap. I’d like viewers to examine the intricate layers of ambiguous refuse, and try to detect what might be “valuable” amidst the “trash.

I am attracted to piles of all sorts--dirt, garbage, clothes, demolition sites, and dust. Ultimately, my drawings raise questions about our society’s accumulation of “stuff.” What is useful and what is useless? How should we sort it? What is worth saving, and why?

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