Artist Statement

When I turn on the camera, I’m reminded that I’m alive. Up until that point, I am unsure that I exist or that I even want to. My work is an exploration into a secret place that remains pure, magical, dangerous, and immersive. I want to share an intimacy with the viewer where they too become vulnerable just by looking.

This is a place where I can be free to create order and continually destroy it. Create. Smash. Create. Stab. Create. Set on fire. I often work with flowers, fruit and vegetables because it’s important to me what they symbolize—life. Through destroying a life, often something important is left in it's place.

I was never formally taught how to be a video artist. I do all my own acting, editing, shooting and art directing. I use a Sharp analog VHS camera from 1984 because of its unique capture of light and movement. I remember these cameras being used for home movies when I was growing up—and I want the viewer to experience the informal sensation of being in the room with me.