These carved wood sculptures, I reflect on the meaning and purpose of archaeological artifacts, distorting the messages intended for future generations. Through intertwined forms, mismatched proportions, and deliberate imbalances, I contemplate complexities of human experience—tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and conflict—merging opposing perspectives within each work. The intentional misdirection considers the effort required for honest self-reflection, while the deliberate, uncomplicated marks from chisels and hand tools emphasize the imperfections in the wood and joinery, commemorating humanity’s flaws. By crafting playful yet deceptive objects, I aim to obscure straightforward interpretations. This project addresses themes of ancestry, shared history, and revisionism, challenging the ways we perceive and decipher our inherited narratives and collective past.

I maintain that you can hold and believe opposing perspectives and truths in your mind at the same time. It may look one way but it may be the other: Grab, push, pull, embrace, struggle, desire, revulsion, conflict, share, heartache, guilt, shame, challenge, confrontation, aggression, affection, clash, combative, touching, adoration, lust, passion, yearn, tenderness, infatuation, admiration, clasp, feel, connection, coupling, menace and all psychological concerns.