Gallery 110
Seattle, WA
A nonprofit, artist-run Seattle collective that empowers emerging/established artists through curated exhibitions, public programs, and collaborative projects.
MessageMy creative impulses are fueled by media stories and observing social interactions, which lead me to creating animal sculptures exploring the multiplicity of human behavior. I am interested in the complexity of behavior driven by instinctual reactions and culturally learned responses. As social creatures, we combat reason versus instinct. By translating human experience into the form of an animal, we look at ourselves from another viewpoint.
My artistic process is rooted in research, particularly on the psychological impacts of historical situations that resonate with our contemporary experiences. I explore concepts developed by psychologists, authors, film makers, and the media, revealing insights into how humans develop socially. These sources inform my choice of animal representation, often pairing predator and prey creatures to symbolize a situation. The resulting sculptures are visual manifestations of social dynamics.