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they are interested in the in-between, ambiguous, and mutable.
their work blends an industrial affect with a craft-based approach to material to expand beyond the stable ideas of meaning, function, and authorship. they borrow from the visual language of machinery and abstract it, countering the expectation of functionality inherent to it. this mechanical aphasia explores the possibilities outside of a singular meaning. instead, materials, like metal and wood, are assessed as having their own internal, othered language. their work is grounded in alterity and semiotics, envisioning ways to see beyond the systems of language.
they have been awarded fellowships from vermont studio center, penland school of craft, and peter’s valley school of craft. their work has been shown across the US, including 1708 gallery in richmond, va and the virginia museum of contemporary art, virginia beach, va. they currently