ARTIST STATEMENT 

My artwork focuses on the relationship between humans and Earth’s natural processes. Using a multidisciplinary approach, I explore new ways to visualize the natural world and aim to bring attention and curiosity to the often-overlooked wildernesses surrounding us. My pieces are inspired by Earth-human relationships of prehistory, the current ecological pressures we face, and an overall drive to investigate nature’s mysterious qualities.

In both 2D and 3D artworks, I incorporate organic and foraged materials such as grass, sticks, rocks, and leaves. These natural materials are sometimes left raw to emphasize their inherent qualities, while other times they are processed to create paper, charcoal, or ink. In many pieces, I combine organic materials with more refined media, such as concrete, lumber, plastic, audio, or digital print — a metaphor for the interaction between nature and humanity. The process of exploring terrains, foraging materials, hand-processing organics, and collaborating with nature is embodied and distilled in the completed artwork.

My work is influenced by Land Art, Conceptual Art, Process Art, and Minimalism drawing significant influence from artists like Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Long, Nancy Holt, and Robert Smithson. My art is also influenced by anthropology, finding deep intrigue in our early ancestors and their connection with and reverence for nature. In navigating these influences, I strive for simplicity and balance by communicating natural processes in unique ways and offering a new perspective on how we see nature.

From expansive rolling grasslands to leaves in my backyard, I feel a deep connection to the unique habitats surrounding me. Driven by a desire to understand our place in nature, I aim to create conceptual environmental art that allows me to collaborate with nature, investigate our modern disconnect from Earth, and explore natural phenomena in both simple and experimental ways.