In Animus I use dark humor to investigate the uneasy intimacy of the modern relationship between human bodies and nature. The work investigates the erotics of power, based on a queer reading of the Greek myths portrayed in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Materials and methods include: latex; camel hair; burned wood; ivy; synthetic hair; rendered animal fat; birdseed; edible sculpture; trail camera surveillance photography; footage from livestream cameras in animal sanctuaries; staged studio photographs; and short stories laser-etched into lucite.
Defrosting a Chicken. Archival inkjet print. 13" x 19". 2019.
Body Of. Rendered animal fat, birdseed, 2020.
Skinned Forest. Latex, ivy, burned wood, camel hair, textile, synthetic hair. Dimensions variable. 2020.
Skinned Tree (Bark side, detail). 2019.
Skinned Tree (Flesh side, detail). 2019.
Skinned Boulder. Latex, moss, camel hair, 2019.
Body Of (Stalking I). Digital photograph, 2020.
Body Of (Stalking I). Digital photograph, 2020.
Childhood Story I (Suwannee). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Childhood Story II (Falling Off of Emma). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Childhood Story III (Franny). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Childhood Story IV (Boomer). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Childhood Story V (Eggs). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Travel Story II (The Girl & The Cow). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Travel Story III (Mayor of Martin d'Entraune). Laser-etched lucite. 12" x 24". 2020.
Still from "Travel Story I (Horse Riding in Aix-en-Provence)". Video. 3 minutes 14 seconds, 2020.