In my work I wrap, cover and enclose objects and images of the body. By binding my body and objects in this way I ask myself when does care turn from protection and comfort into suppression? Though a personal issue, it is also I political one. I look at airport security and wonder at their ability to open my private belongings and search them with abandon, making it legitimate only with a sticker and a flyer stuck inside my bag.

My sculptural installations consist of sewn and manipulated fabric (apparel, home decor, equestrian, camping, nautical) as well as photographic images and video of the body. The Wrapping Set Series and Construction Package Series are formal investigations of wrapping inspired by a trip to Japan, while the larger installation work often take inspiration from political images in the newspaper which turn personal overtime as I explore them in my work.

My art references architecture, clothing, and customs to investigate boundaries of personal verses public space. I like to play with these trappings that can serve to wrap people into a social structure. Throughout history there are examples of people's erasure if they don't fit into society's structure. As society becomes more advanced does individualism become more or less threatening? How do we define ourselves in relationship to a social history that encompasses and precedes us? Can we tailor society to meet our needs? My installations grapple with these questions.