Mechanical/Organical
January - Februaury 2007     solo exhibition     idspace     Kurtistown, HI

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The Works                    15"h x 36"w x 6"d
The life cycle of a human being, incarnated through the artist's own mementos. Birth, childhood, graduation, marriage, loss of loved ones, our own mortality. Layered images sandwiched between sheets of plexiglass lend dimension to this big machine of existence. The use of transparencies allows light to shine through some of the landmarks of a life.

back view
            
front detail 1         front detail 2       front detail 3               back detail 1       back detail 2      back detail 3

Beneath the Skin
17"h x 28"w x 8"d

Layered collage shadowbox with opaque and transparent images.

The physical layers of a self portrait are peeled back to reveal the world within.

Finding Our Way                    5"h x 6"w x 7"d
mixed media with viewing lense

An exploration of micro and macro. The view through the magnifying lens, reveals an atom which appears as a miniature version of the solar system depicted on the antique map inside the lid. From the invisibly small to the inconceivably large, neither can be seen in all its detail, but this piece reflects on a childhood fascination with their similarities.

Defense                    12"h x 14"w x 10"d
mixed media sculpture with clockwork movement

 

   

Reminiscent of a child's jewelry box with the twirling ballerina inside. Here, the dancer is  protected by a force-field. She moves under the mechanical power of the hand, the heart, the mouth, and the foot as means of self defense and establishing boundaries.

 

Flood Gates

10"h x 12"w x 13"d

layered collage with opaque and transparent images

A closer look reveals the numbers 4 and 0 almost subliminally etched in the rusty metal gates, a testament to a landmark in life and a change in relation to the world.