There is a tension that runs throughout my artwork between acknowledging discordance  and wanting to create cohesion.  In this body of work I am exploring both personal and cultural experiences with technology.   The cell phone acts as a warping mirror where reflections come back bent and distorted. Two faces incrementally twist together.  They merge into an apex of self-absorption, and gradually begin to separate.  The cell phones repeat as fractals, multiplying the number of reflections, while simultaneously simplifying the content.

On top of this surface, I use lines to create a more predictable layer of pattern. We all take what we know and try to organize it into categories that will help us make sense of future encounters. Memory, background knowledge, and preconceptions influence how we see. When we “see,”  our brains fill in far more prior information than what we get from our eyes. We assimilate the new by linking it to what we already know.  The second part of this show is more focused on geometry as a representation of existing mental structures.  The spiral is one of humanity’s oldest universal symbols representing growth and expansion.

True growth involves an interplay between prediction and correction.  When we acknowledge irregularities and try to make room for them, our mental structures shift to accommodate the new information.  It is a messy, sometimes uncomfortable process, but that is what learning looks like.