searching for his ghost (2019-2023)

“…psychoanalysis has taught that the dead — a dead parent, for example — can be more alive for us than the living. It is the question of ghosts.” Jacques Derrida.

we all have to make concessions (2022)

we all have to make concessions was a solo show exhibited at Jacksonville University’s Alexander Brest Gallery in September of 2022.

In an 1883 letter, painter Martin Johnson Heade briefly mentioned how he would never include an alligator in his paintings, as they did not serve his overall naturalist project. Intentionally or otherwise, Heade allowed the alligator to simultaneously embody contradictory states of being; an alien, repulsive creature to be excluded from the picturesque, and an indigenous species being forced out of its natural home. This letter acted as a catalyst for exploring the global issues of housing insecurity, income inequality, and the concept of “home” within the local context of Jacksonville. The transdisciplinary works in this exhibit mimic the dual states of alligators as created by Heade; neither paintings, nor tapestries, nor prints, nor sculptures, but simultaneously all of those things and none of those things. 

CYBER-PERFORMANCES (2020)

Residues of my mental state during the early days of the COVID 19 pandemic, capture via live streamed performances on Twitch.

ethical landscaping (2020-2022)

ethical landscaping began as an existential crisis — what are the ethics of homeownership during a housing crisis? Imagery from the neighborhood I inhabited in suburban Connecticut was mashed together using domestic textiles, craft materials, and handmade paper made from repurposed junk mail and lawn clippings.

more than pixels (2018 - 2020)

This project explores issues of gender, sexuality, and masculinity using old media to describe new media practices. The work is informed by research and experience in cruising cultural, both historic and present day, and how the Internet facilitates the exchange of pleasure, sex, and identity. The tension between print and Internet cultures is highlighted through augmented reality video and generative imagery. In essence, we use intangible data in the form of hook-up apps on my phone to engage in tangible romantic and sexual encounters.

callow drag (2014-2016)

Examination of queerness and childhood through personal narrative. Includes a solo exhibition at Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT.

alterspace

MFA thesis project, University of Connecticut, 2016.