Artist Statement

What do we see when we look out into an open courtyard? Does the space influence the way we walk through it? Does it correspond with its surroundings, or does it stand in stark contrast? I use these questions as a starting point for any public sculpture I create. I endeavor to investigate all of these considerations to embrace the viewer.

In this enterprise of creating public artwork I consider myself not only a sculptor but also a novice architect, creating a space that challenges the viewer. I aim to create a unique installation specifically designed for that space, which can physically impede the viewer without causing harm or actual physical interaction but by confining the space itself. Most people walk through their daily lives not even realizing the space around them. The area in front of their office building, the bench they sit on as they eat their lunch, or the sidewalk they jog down three times a week.

This space exists and is there, we just have to view it differently. I build sculptures that redefine these spaces. I try to take the obscure and forgotten about and recreate it into something that makes the viewer re-diagnose the mundane portions of their daily interactions.

My sculptures try to incorporate the surrounding architecture of a building if possible. This is done by simply pulling the line of the roof’s edge and mirroring the angle in the piece or using a common material that the building has in the piece. Using this technique allows the work to flow aesthetically together. It is an important part of my work that the structure is what stands out, not the material. I feel that it is important to make the viewer look beyond an obvious surface treatment and take the work in as a whole.