Statement

My work focuses on the potential for human beings to make use of the infinite possibilities of their existence in a manner of their choosing. The objects I create, which exist within or to frame these infinite voids of potential, represent the possibilities that exist in a world where what we do, and how we choose to spend our time, is bound only by imagination.

Although I have spent my lifetime being nearly paralyzed with fear that the responsibility of giving my existence a purpose lies with nobody but myself, I have recently taken an optimistic approach to these thoughts. Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre has a quote verbalizing this idea, saying that: “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. It is up to you to give [life] a meaning.”

Perhaps our brush with the infinite doesn’t have to be terrifying. Perhaps it represents the freedom for a person to elevate themselves to levels far beyond the paths defined by anything but their own goals.