Artist Statement
Ok! So! You know how bread dough is super satisfying? Like it sticks together to itself, so that when you kind-of flatten it, it pulls inward and shrinks back into itself? What we see is the surface tension of the dough, where it creates this really beautiful curve. That’s what I love! What we’re also seeing is the relationship between the dough and the area around it. The atoms that are the dough love each other so much, that they’re not really interested in whatever atoms compose the environment around the dough. The dough atoms would prefer to stick together.
Visually, I love seeing surface tension in a material, and I want to feature it. Conceptually, I am interested in the atomical relationship of surface tension. What we understand as a surface is simply a negotiation between one type of matter and another. It is often seen as a barrier, or a membrane but at all times it is a relationship.
My art practice is a tangible exploration of simultaneous materiality and immateriality. It is informed by the intersection of my lived experiences, Indigenous spirituality, and my curiosity around the substance of nature. Through a decolonial lens, I use my hands to wonder about the relationships between atoms of material, the semiotics of material or try to understand how we relate to these ideas as humans. I explore these relationships through play, both within field research, as well as in the creation of objects through my art practice.