NOSTALGIA IS DANGEROUS
SALT, ROSE QUARTZ, MUSLIN, STEEL
2016
SALT, ROSE QUARTZ, MUSLIN, STEEL
2016
NOTHING IS NOWHERE
STEEL, SALT, MUSLIN, OIL, VINEGAR, CHARCOAL
2016
STEEL, SALT, MUSLIN, OIL, VINEGAR, CHARCOAL
2016
THE ALTERATIONIST
ACRYLIC, MDF, SALT SOLUTION, MUSLIN, RAYON THREAD, ERLENMEYER FLASK, RUBBER BUNG, MAGNETIC STIRRER, PERISTALTIC PUMP, SILICONE TUBING, THERMOFORMABLE PLASTIC
2015
Acrylic vitrines house a quilt embroidered with images associated with the Michigan State University Post-WWII Home Management Program and a system that stirs, pumps, and drips salt solution to crystallize on the fabric below. Considers transformation as well as technology/scientific processes vs. handedness - "women's work."
ACRYLIC, MDF, SALT SOLUTION, MUSLIN, RAYON THREAD, ERLENMEYER FLASK, RUBBER BUNG, MAGNETIC STIRRER, PERISTALTIC PUMP, SILICONE TUBING, THERMOFORMABLE PLASTIC
2015
Acrylic vitrines house a quilt embroidered with images associated with the Michigan State University Post-WWII Home Management Program and a system that stirs, pumps, and drips salt solution to crystallize on the fabric below. Considers transformation as well as technology/scientific processes vs. handedness - "women's work."
PRESERVE/CORRODE
SALT, MUSLIN
2014
Concerned with transformation, this work actively transforms throughout the duration of its installation and employs the salt's conflicting properties of preservation and corrosion.
SALT, MUSLIN
2014
Concerned with transformation, this work actively transforms throughout the duration of its installation and employs the salt's conflicting properties of preservation and corrosion.
NIHILISM IS JUST OPTIMISM IN DISGUISE
ALUMINUM, CHARRED WOOD, PLANT, SALT
2014
Inspired by Nietzsche's analysis of nihilism, this work explores the potential of rebirth and creating new meaning out of nothingness.
ALUMINUM, CHARRED WOOD, PLANT, SALT
2014
Inspired by Nietzsche's analysis of nihilism, this work explores the potential of rebirth and creating new meaning out of nothingness.
THE THREE Rs AND THE THREE Cs
CEDAR, ETCHED ARYLIC
2014
Based on research of Michigan State University's Post-WWII Home Management Program. The 1948 MSU Yearbook features a photo of women from the domestic skill centered discipline with a caption that reads, "Women in the Home Management Program swap the three Rs for the three Cs: Cooking, Cleaning, and Caring for the children."
CEDAR, ETCHED ARYLIC
2014
Based on research of Michigan State University's Post-WWII Home Management Program. The 1948 MSU Yearbook features a photo of women from the domestic skill centered discipline with a caption that reads, "Women in the Home Management Program swap the three Rs for the three Cs: Cooking, Cleaning, and Caring for the children."
WEBERLICHT (LIGHT WEAVER)
WOOD, PAPER, ACRYLIC, LED LIGHTS
2013-14
Three-dimensionally montaged images from various sites are combined with layered maps all associated with Weber-Davies's travel and upbringing. Akin to the Lichtung project, the Weberlicht series employs Heidegger's metaphor of streaming light and seeks to find bits of clarity in the complexities of one's personal history.
WOOD, PAPER, ACRYLIC, LED LIGHTS
2013-14
Three-dimensionally montaged images from various sites are combined with layered maps all associated with Weber-Davies's travel and upbringing. Akin to the Lichtung project, the Weberlicht series employs Heidegger's metaphor of streaming light and seeks to find bits of clarity in the complexities of one's personal history.
LICHTUNG
ABS PLASTIC, ALUMINUM ANGLE BAR, FLORESCENT LIGHTS
2013
ABS PLASTIC, ALUMINUM ANGLE BAR, FLORESCENT LIGHTS
2013
WE ARE FREE
2013
2013
VEILED PURPOSE
LACE FABRIC INSTALLATION
2013
LACE FABRIC INSTALLATION
2013
WHITEWASHED
BOOKS, WHITEWASH
2012
BOOKS, WHITEWASH
2012
HER CAPACITY
FOUND DRAWERS, CONCRETE
2012
FOUND DRAWERS, CONCRETE
2012
