I make art because I need to continuously reaffirm a sense of possibility and connection. Our lives are increasingly focused on speed, property, and distinction from others, yet such pursuits leave us feeling perennially dislocated, inadequate, and dissatisfied. A sense of wonder, of what-might-be, of freedom from fear, seems less and less 'real.'  I try to spur thought and imagination via invitations to pause and reflect.  Ultimately, I want my work to bring renewed appreciation for what the present holds, and perhaps even hope for what might be done for the future.

I want the works to stand as markers of some other register of possibility, and to catalyze such imaginings for the viewer.   Some works are portals that hold the allure of promised travel, yet are passable only through flights of the mind.   My installations are specifically targeted at linking people into communities by articulating shared fundamentals.   The photographs are documents of improbable but actual phenomena, demonstrations of the richness of the world as it is.


December 2007