| The Human Interaction Series To be open and receptive to one another is an invaluable trait not to be given up or taken advantage of. The sculptures that I make are my way of talking about the issues we all see but cannot necessarily change. I'm interested in the way that humans relate with one another, and how technology and innovation can dramatically affect these interactions. Often the acceptance of new products into our lives is so subtle that it goes unnoticed, and yet it alters our experience in profound ways. My pieces highlight the discrepancies between what is, what has been, and what could be normal. In observing the shifting patterns of current social behavior, I have noticed that each human's insecurities are often highlighted by the products that they embrace. When you put on an Armani suit or sit in a new truck with 4 wheel drive you can feel your attitude change and so does your confidence. Why is this true if you're still the same person. There is a proliferation of products based on the themes of personal protection, isolation, regulated routine, and t he need for a constantly shifting identity for the greatest personal gain. The following sculptures highlight each of these concepts. I find that while it is often humorous to build structures that dance within the accepted constraints of the current human-to-object discourse, what is most fascinating is typically the quick but unnerving moments that occur when I launch my creation into an unsuspecting audience. Thus, I use video to capture and share what I consider to be not only the power of the ideas behind the objects that I am creating, but also the power that silently exists within all of the inventions that we already unwittingly accept. We live in a world where people are working day and night to make robots that will act more and more like humans. I live to create work that will show how humans are becoming more and more like robots. |