My work is about isolating ordinary activities and taking responsibility for them. By elevating the common to a level of importance, it is possible to accentuate similarities in our everyday lives. I question the notion of a single or universal path, but I believe significant similarities can be discovered in our shared, global context. The intent of the work is to use these common connections to present ideas of unity, harmony, and understanding, while hopefully deconstructing unnecessary antagonism in our communities.
I explore my ideas using a variety of digital media: video, the Internet, animation, gaming software, or other media, as dictated by the intentions or potential of each artwork. Digital media’s flexible formats and ease of accessibility to the viewer lend well to the exploration of the everyday. Contemporary familiarity of technology allows for the creation of an artistic context that is reflective, and sometimes interactive or participatory, in its communication. The link between all my work is a desire to discover genuine connections with other inhabitants of our shared world - both physical and virtual.
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