My work explores connections between ecology and the mind. Drawing on real and imagined relationships between animals, plants, and other beings, it depicts life and death, consumption, injury, and intimacy, suggesting that the same experiences and interactions can be understood differently depending on how they’re described. My work dwells in gray areas, where dichotomies and conventional categorizations break down.
The way humans interact with our material environment is changing rapidly as we adapt to new ecological conditions, brought on by the climate crisis and the advance of technocapital. I take inspiration from folk art’s unique capability to describe peoples’ material realities and relations with their environment, and attempt to establish my own visual language of symbols and patterns for speculating on ecologies of the present and future. At the same time, I embed personal narratives and memories in my work, with the hope that specificity and emotional resonance can serve as a point of departure for the viewer’s own reflection.
Hand-knitting is my primary medium; the textural quality of wool lends a sense of presence to the image, and it’s important to me that what I create is fragile and degradable, subject to the same forces of nature I reflect on in my work. I see knitting as a craft and practice born out of necessity and care, and my motivation to make art comes from a similar place. Handcrafted textiles are dedication given form, and I hope that my work speaks of my dedication to the world.