My current work is an exploration of a dynamic narrative. It is an abstract narrative; the whole story is never revealed. Rather, I am working to capture a moment, an instance, one possibility in the infinitude of tales. I am working to create worlds for viewers to access and experience on multiple levels.

I am building paper constructions, model ships or scientific abstractions of molecular structures, depending on which macro- or micro-cosmic context is created. The surfaces of these models are layered in triangulated patterns, reminiscent of construction sites and other conceptual environments where connections are interrelated and reinforced. These models float through space, barely attached to the wall. The wall becomes an abstraction of a page in a book; I am bringing images out of the confines of a flat sheet of paper and into the viewer’s space.

I am also using yarn, delineating space, animating corners and blocking off other areas where physical access was previously taken for granted. The model ships and the string compositions are sets for future scenes, quiet relics left over from a fantastic play, ready to be rearranged into new configurations at the director’s will. With paper and string, I am enacting the characters I invented in previous print form, creating props for their performances. Spooling, spinning, spelling the webs, I define a particular moment, conjuring a setting of interconnectivity. This moment is ready to include the viewer, looming to swallow up and engulf them within the semi-visible network. The meticulous repetition of motion creates something which has a life of its own, growing spontaneously, steadily and pervasively.

Spores, prints and nets