On Being Without is an examination of trauma related to abandonment. I explore representations of the body by investigating interior and exterior space, questioning what happens when distressing memories are triggered by image, place and time. Normalization of trauma continues to be a major risk due in part to the stigma associated with mental illness. This visual research contributes a first-person perspective to theories of memory and contemporary discourses of trauma, family, and the body with the aim of de-normalization.
Letter Home, 2017, Laser Engraved Woodblock, Laser Engraved Aluminum Plate
Monotype, Chine Collé, Mixed Media, 11” x 127.5”
Monotype, Chine Collé, Mixed Media, 11” x 127.5”
Confrontation Series, 2017, Toner Transfer, Woodblock, Monotype, Chine Collé
Recollection, 2017, Toner Transfer, Woodblock, Monotype, Inkjet, Chine Collé, Mixed Media, 9’ x 30’ x 1-5”
Resolution: Unbound, 2017, Plexiglass, Montoype, Bodyprint, Vinyl, LED Light, 72” x 49” x .25”
