Acrylic, sand, watercolor and wax pastel on canvas
14 in x 11 in

I “queer the landscape” and create topographical relics that record and reinvent my physical and sensory surroundings. My work vibrates at the intersection of the natural environment, queerness, and digital spaces. I implement various printmaking processes to create marks that resemble fractals, glitches, Xerox prints, and stop-motion animation. The initial marks/rubbings are generated from personal and found objects, including old milk crates from my late father’s car, as well as local flora and fauna, to thwart linear and expected (heteronormative) notions of time. Through a collage-like aesthetic, and by jamming together “printed” patterns with hand-drawn, wonky passages, I create moments of purposeful disorientation. In this new, queer, futuristic landscape, nothing is as stable as it seems.