Artist Statement

My work explores the tension between chaos and control at the intersection of humanity, science, and the natural world. We learn to control our environment from an early age. Using blocks we construct miniature worlds, scaled down for easy manipulation and devoid of threat. As we age we learn more advanced ways to apply our knowledge of the universe, to develop the materials and technology necessary to confine and control nature. We build dams, pools, walls, silos, cities: our ability to contain natural forces is vast, yet tenuous. My work employs scientific constructs such as geometry, modeling, and measurement to the natural world in order to explore the different ways we control our environment as well as nature’s creative maneuvers to take it back.