My work insists on the persistence of humanity
in a Posthuman world.
I create images, installations, and experiences that address not just the mere survival of humans in a radically, technically altered state, but the sublime possibilities that lie in such a future.
For me, the key to retaining the humanity in Posthumanism is in retaining our SKIN. It is via our largest organ that we literally and figuratively touch one another. Our integument is not merely superficial, but integral to and necessary for our personal health and survival. Touch is crucial for recognition, understanding, connection and intimacy. Indeed, this ontological understanding, this knowing through our bodies—through our skin—is what makes us human. Remaining in our skin—whether filled with blood and muscle or silicon and titanium—is crucial.
In my work, macroscopic photographs of human flesh are digitally transformed into Baroque-inspired patterns. These images are printed on not just paper, but also on materials (such as polypropylene wallpaper and Lycra) and forms (like cushions and sidewalk tiles) that are meant to cause viewers to re-examine the form, content, and context of their own bodies.
