LANDSTONES

Landstones are site-specific works of installation and sculpture in the photographic context.

Humans have an innate desire to replicate and emulate the natural world around us. We do this in order to appreciate and understand Nature. We are always trying to make sense of it and our place within it. This desire to imitate nature in art, design, and architecture has its roots in ancient reverential practices. I believe that there is a cross-generational notion of imitating genesis in our actions and imaginations as a way to move us closer to the natural cycle as participants and collaborators.

In Landstones, I use rocks and desert sand to evoke a sense of the rugged, timeless beauty of the earth. For all of human history they have served as materials for building and creating. They have been used in rituals and ceremonies, solidifying them as numinous symbols of spiritual resilience and endurance; and as the "living rocks" of Incan culture, not necessarily hewn or sculpted, but serving as metonymic elevations of everyday life. It is in that context that I make use of stone and land in an attempt connect to the earth and the prime movers. My practice of activating sculptural installations through the use of photography is meant to reveal our ability to use imagination and intelligence to transform natural elements into the novel, the sacred, and the beautiful.