Starting from the cultural artifact of lanterns, the nature of bamboo, the pattern of the Jinsha Golden Sun Bird, and other characteristics of Sichuan Province, the installation explores the insights that Chinese culture brings to people’s lives. Key to this work is the "hollow" nature of bamboo and of lanterns, the coexistence of emptiness and...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Break Out” is about barnyards, porches, and Johnny Cash. It draws on the vernacular culture of rural California. Opening a screen door is an interesting, casual moment, since what is on the other side is already partly visible. Screen doors are used when the weather is good but you...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Done in collaboration with Sarah Cowles Gerhan, Allen Smart and Ohio State University students, “Snagged” is both a geographic investigation examining the condition of the border from San Diego to Brownsville and a physical installation. The installation reflects on the physical nature of the border - what flows along...
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