Artist Statement
The artwork I create can be described as sculpture and sound installation. My objects and environments are systems and instruments, pursuing ideas of sound composition that can be multi-dimensional and non-linear. Architectural and site considerations are often parameters for designed spaces that explore the physicality of sound in relationship to human sensation. Objects and sculptural elements are frequently interactive and involve viewer participation with touch or motion. This aspect of my work involves an ongoing dialogue between the tactile and the aural, cause and effect relationships of viewer action within reactive systems, and personal versus social dynamics within interactive structures such as play and collaboration.The systems involved in my pieces, whether constructed from hand-made electronics, acoustic hardware or customized software, often run in a balanced state while uninterrupted while containing flexible parameters that are sensitive to outside forces. These parameters can often be manipulated by viewers, who are the catalysts of process and change. Fusing elements of sonic, electronic, and physical media, my work also explores the conflation of vibrational energetic processes with material form, and shifting relationships between sensory dynamics and perception. These ideas engage my interest in the transformative potential of these processes when applied to material forms, as well as within the subjective experience of the viewer.