Imagining beyond middle world

My artwork provides opportunities for the viewer to think about and engage with representations of scales of space and time that are beyond what we typically consider useful in everyday life. The understanding of these scales, however, is essential in comprehending the vast history of the different versions of Earth that have existed, how easily new versions can arise - some of which may be completely inhospitable for us or other conscious creatures, and understanding what power we have to cause or prevent these new versions. Mathematics and science have been essential tools in expanding our perspective and learning from conditions on other planets, and imagination is also crucial not only for learning from history, but also learning from possible future outcomes of Earth’s trajectory. Through world-building and the synthesis of multiple mediums such as sculpture, video, and sound, I have created an installation for my final MFA exhibition which produces an emotional and transportive bodily experience to one such future version of Earth. Highlighting sustainable practices by using salvaged and foraged materials, I have created work which seduces the viewer to engagement through aesthetically enticing formal qualities in order to contend with subject matter that, though often dire, is vital to our societal discourse and comprehension of humanity’s impact on the continuing hospitability of Earth.