ARTIST STATEMENT

When creating my sculptures, I find discarded objects then reassemble them in meaningful ways. I look for materials that call to me. I may be attracted to the pure form, but usually it is the energy radiating from the object in an animistic way. I use materials that are loaded with power or symbolic properties. I have found remnants of musical instruments, which to me still resonate with sound and music. I use materials that are
charged with their prior usage and practice. I collect objects that have multiple meanings or allude to works of poetry, literature or myths. These objects are then repurposed through alteration, arrangement and construction to create assemblages. My process relates to poetry in creating metaphors of meaning as the juxtaposition of materials interact and merge as a whole. My work relates to surrealism, Afro-futurism
and Funk aesthetics.

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