knitting (ongoing)
8 Sticks / 8 Nails (Configurations)
Eight Sticks/Eight Nails (Configurations) is a nomadic sculpture that integrates a common group of lumber into various locations. I travel with the precut, building-standard pieces of wood and build different structures specific to each site. In some cases, the pieces return to a natural setting, reintegrating back into the environment. Other times, I disrupt public areas, sourcing inspiration from local architecture. In the gallery context, the pre-recorded videos are displayed on television monitors in conjunction with a sculpture using the same pieces of wood in a new configuration. This 30-second montage consists of 5 different documentary performances each ranging from 20-30 minutes in length. |
320 Union Ave.
I grew up in a log home my family built a couple of years before I was born. The house was memorable. The towering ceiling and big windows with views of the lake were characteristics that made it distinct. The logs, arrange in a crisscross format, defined the overall dimensions of the house: visualized here using cut wood strips. When the performative building process is complete, this structure acts as a 1:12 scale model of the log home. It is what it is.
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Bologna Scouts of America
I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America from age 7–13. Though I embody many of the values scouting promotes, my experience with the Troop was mixed– at the worst absolutely baloney. Merit badges required to become an Eagle Scout– some of which I earned but never physically acquired to do lack of initiative (and 'lost paperwork') by the Scoutmaster– are rendered here using thread on fresh-cut deli bologna. It is what it is.
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Cinder Blocks
Building things comes natural for me– growing up in a log home and having access to Lego as a child certainly helped foster that impulse. The wall of cinder blocks, built in November 2010 in central NJ remained standing until today. The use of raw material often characterizes my aesthetic – it is what it is. |
Impaling 396 57s
In this sculpture, I nail nearly 400 Heinz ketchup packets into a found wooden palette. The process-two hours in total- is recorded via sound and played in the viewing space. I was influenced from various art movements I was studying at the time, primarily Post-modern movements ranging from minimalism, pop art, and conceptual art. |
Microwaves
Matt Reading Einstein's 1939 Letter To FDR Aloud / While Ceire Personally Tap Dances to 'In the Mood' / Surrounded by Ten Microwaves with Light Bulbs Wired Inside / Accompanied by TV Monitor Showing a Pyramid of Microwaves, then Circumnavigating the Piece Closing Each Microwave. ~4:00 — with Ceire Parker.
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