Remnants

Works from the series, Remnants were exhibited in a solo show at LHUCA in Lubbuck and a two-person show at ICOSA collective in Austin both in the Spring of 2023. With the work I explored the idea of remnants, considering what is left over by processes in nature as they transition through cycles of growth, decay, and renewal.

Many of the works exhibited are inspired by spending time quarantined in West Texas at the start of the pandemic. Natural objects and inspirations were collected during that time period. The work explores environmental concerns such as droughts, floods, air quality, rising temperatures, and pandemics. Some objects signify an alert; such as a carbon monoxide detector. Other objects represent a search for answers such as a Divining rod, which is a mystical tool used to locate water in a dry environment. Witnessing the drastic reaction plants have to environmental stressors, I created works that paused the process of deterioration. One of the central works, From Russia With Love, uses the iconic Tumbleweed as a metaphor for Covid and how a pandemic spreads into foreign bodies and lands, yet it can also be enjoyed as a frozen moment in time as the iconic tumbleweed rolls across the Texan landscape.

Image Titles (left to right): LHUCA, installation views, Shed, What Remains, After the Frost, If a Tree Falls, Rapunzel, Chain Reaction, Silence installation views

Materials: Cast Plaster, Cast Resin, Cast urethane, Thread, Cast Paper, Cochineal dye, Cast silicone