These two video works, Stimulus, and Self Portrait, were shot with a camera on a string of balloons flying in the policed airspace of Wall Street. They center on our relationship with the aerial god' s-eye view, a viewpoint historically developed for surveillance and/or military operations. Instead of a drone, the works present a divergent aerial perspective, one that is precarious, humble, and tethered to the ground.
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Streetlight For Poet
40’ x 60’
Streetlight, security mirror, reflective paint
NYC, NY 2020
Using a security mirror, parking-lot line paint, and a streetlamp, this work reconfigures materials historically used to organize and surveille public space. Rethinking/ reclaiming the God’s Eye View.
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Dark Study
Aluminum, cable, flood lights, sound sensor, steel25’ x 17’ x 17’
2024
Dark Study, focuses on light as a mechanism for surveillance. Built for a site in Dallas TX, the constructed tower takes the form of a historic light tower native to the region. Triggered by a sound sensor, the sculpture's light flips to complete darkness each time a train passes. As the viewer’s focus shifts from sight to sound; they are asked to consider the fallacy of light as safety, contemplating instead what can be found in the darkness.
To Hold Water
Materials: Water traveling on rope, a pump, three-channel video installation
Flux Factory, NYC
2020
To Hold Water is a sculptural installation built around the Self Portrait video. The two-channel video is suspended in space, accompanied by a sculpture that pumps water from the floor of
the gallery to the ceiling -- holding a subtle stream of water in constant motion.
Materials: Water traveling on rope, a pump, three-channel video installation
Flux Factory, NYC
2020
To Hold Water is a sculptural installation built around the Self Portrait video. The two-channel video is suspended in space, accompanied by a sculpture that pumps water from the floor of
the gallery to the ceiling -- holding a subtle stream of water in constant motion.
