“It has been almost universally believed that … serpents can stupefy and fascinate prey which they are desirous to obtain.”- Edward Griffith

As an artist, I am as fascinated by ideas as I am by visual material. Recently, I discovered that the word fascination has a dark history. Between the years of 1590 and 1600, fascinate originated to describe the supernatural ability of witches and serpents to spell bind their prey.

Today, fascinate has expanded its definition to include “a sense of attraction or delight.” I am interested in where the two meanings of this word overlap. Nature has produced characteristics which mesmerize the senses; for example, consider the iridescence of a butterfly. Likewise, the world of man has also produced similar traits; reflect on the captivating effects of television.

I intuitively manipulate materials to mimic my fascination with complex ideas. My creative process is an interwoven dialogue between the conceptual and the conventional. In my artwork, I layer as a means to explore fundamental ideas. Ideas such as: wave interference, black relative to white, static state, and the movement within all of these.

The corresponding relationships of those fundamental ideas fascinate me. The "Bubble" series exposes both the life and the death of a bubble in an all encompassing moment. The images were obtained through a layered process of capturing bubbles both on film and under a darkroom enlarger. Delirium I, II, and III, explore the seductive relationship between humanity and technology. Lastly, the piece "Friction" examines the relationship between stimulation and technological consumption. The piece specifically comments on a disoriented state between social stimulus and social disconnect.