| Statement
Recently, I’ve been focused on making work intended for a disabled audience. We are funny, vibrant, and nuanced. Mainstream culture never treats us that way or shows us a real vision of ourselves. We have to do that for each other.
I’m working with the tools that I’ve developed in my practice over the past decade. I use text to make a direct connection with the viewer. I use the personal and specific to talk about larger societal forces. I employ earnestness and humor, delicately balancing the two. My work is playful, but my politics and critiques are clear.
Whether working in drawing, installation, or self-publishing, I am making space to learn about myself. What do I notice living in my disabled body? What do I notice about our culture and power structures from navigating them in my body? By being candid about my experiences and thoughts in my work, I give people with disabilities opportunities for resonance, reflection, and catharsis.
A byproduct of my work is the experience of nondisabled viewers. Maybe they learn something about disability. Maybe they recognize themes like worry, self-knowledge, silver linings, loneliness, and self-acceptance from their own lives.
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Self-portrait
2017
digital prints
6' x 8' |
Reinventing My Strangeness As An Art Form
2016
colored pencil
14" x 11" |
Ugh
2017
colored pencil
14" x 11" |
I Guess Something Is Better Than Nothing
2016
colored pencil
14" x 11"
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Firm No To Long Walks and Heavy Lifting
2017
colored pencil
14" x 11" |
My Pace Is The Best Pace For Me
2017
colored pencil
14" x 11"
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Anti-Stairs Club Lounge (installation view)
2017
furniture, custom textiles, curated reading materials, mini fridge, snacks
10' x 15'
installed at the Wassaic Project
*Context for Images 7 and 8 of Anti-Stairs Club Lounge:
Anti-Stairs Club Lounge addresses the inaccessibility of the Wassaic Project's exhibition space Maxon Mills. Maxon Mills is seven floors with no ramps or elevator above the first floor. Anti-Stairs Club Lounge is a space for visitors to hangout who cannot or choose not to go upstairs. It includes seating, reading materials/magazines, light refreshments, a charging station, plants, and reading lamps.
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Anti-Stairs Club Lounge (installation view)
2017
furniture, custom textiles, curated reading materials, mini fridge, snacks
10' x 15'
installed at the Wassaic Project
*Context for Images 7 and 8 of Anti-Stairs Club Lounge:
Anti-Stairs Club Lounge addresses the inaccessibility of the Wassaic Project's exhibition space Maxon Mills. Maxon Mills is seven floors with no ramps or elevator above the first floor. Anti-Stairs Club Lounge is a space for visitors to hangout who cannot or choose not to go upstairs. It includes seating, reading materials/magazines, light refreshments, a charging station, plants, and reading lamps.
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