April 13 - 16
Gas Station H*rny P*lls, single (06)
2021
stainless steel, COR-TEN steel (aged 4 months), clear PETG, gelatin capsules, prescription medication, laser etched powder coat, 1.4in x 1.4in x .65in
Image Credit: Casey Newberg
“Diamond” Ring (Neon)
2021
laser etched powder coat on aluminum, readymade CZ and sterling silver ring, 2in x 1.1in x .5in
Image Credit: Casey Newberg
Artist Statement
My work focuses on feelings of adulthood displacement, and childhood trauma by placing familiar or recognizable objects in malignant contexts. Many of the pieces created throughout these years incorporate foul language or materials that by nature will self-destruct.
I’m asking viewers to spend time unpacking these seemingly friendly, almost childish items only to realize the works being viewed have something backhanded to say or are in the process of decomposing from an environment they’re required to live in. These pieces can be immediately read as cute, or even delicious but upon further inspection it is realized that they aren’t happy little objects, but more so frustrated relics from an unfamiliar timeline.
These works have a desire to linger, both physically and emotionally, as collectables manufactured from memory of a childhood I myself can’t seem to make sense of.