ARTIST STATEMENT

I aim to project energy and images with abundant focus. Through various hybrids of visual art, dance, and theater, I devise highly stylized situations in which images and actions coalesce to produce decidedly poetic, often conceptual, narratives. I strive to challenge expectations and champion a dialogue between art forms. Pre-established artistic disciplines serve as points of departure for blending the abstract with the concrete.

Expectation, seduction, surprise, and illusion are common devices within my work. I'm interested in the idiosyncratic systems we develop to effectively navigate our complex world. Touching on subjects such as materialism, insatiability, conformity, and alienation, my performances reflect a struggle to find pattern and purpose within an imposing and random universe.

The human form is essential to my work. Nude, adorned, or enhanced with sculptural costumes, my body serves to activate objects and environments or personify intangible ideas. A keen interest in site-specificity and performance in non-traditional places has led me to present works in hay fields, school buses, closets, and rooftops. I enjoy showing work in unique locations as much as I do in professional theaters or galleries of art. My images and ideas are designed to have impact while at the same time embracing depth, resonance, and artistic integrity.