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The Roadside Memorial Project—Rabbit, 2013, Reflective road sign installation consisting of plywood, reflective tape, wood, bolts, Size varied The Roadside Memorial Project is an ongoing site-specific installation of reflective road signs that responds to the often seen, but overlooked deaths of animals killed on the road. It is both a memorial for animals killed on the road, as well as a new kind of warning sign for drivers. The installation comes to life at night, and is "turned on" by the passing drivers who illuminate it, many of whom slow down. |
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The Roadside Memorial Project—Rabbit (detail) |
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You Eat What You Are—Life Raft, 2019, Photographic digital collage printed on aluminum, 10" x 13" You Eat What You Are is a series of collaged digital photographs that explore Carol J. Adam’s theory of the absent referent, and our shared vulnerability as living beings in the world. The costs of production and consumption are often hidden away to the extent that consumption appears to be free of consequences. This series explores the idea of self consumption—that by consuming the other animals, we are actually consuming ourselves by accelerating the demise of the planet through climate change. |
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You Eat What You Are—Life Raft (detail) |
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My artistic practice is inspired by and engaged with post-humanist, ecofeminist philosophies and activism in the field of critical animal studies. My work questions the anthropocentric (human centered) and androcentric (male centered) structures that are central to the oppression of women, people of color, planet earth, nonhuman animals and all those who are “Othered,” and deemed inferior. In my work, I create connections between different forms of oppression and utilize activist strategies to create dialogues that raise awareness both within and outside of traditional art gallery settings.