untitled, a collection of objects, (working title)
My work looks to explore ideas surrounding cultural and historic value and dynamics. The construction of identity, place, politics and economy are implicated, as are references to museology, the Romantic and Classical periods, and contemporary art practice.
The collection takes form as a series of objects made from plaster, paper, and wax. The objects include miniature masks taken from statuettes of German cultural figures, as well as traces of other common items and imagery.
At once, the objects invoke a significance particular to the locality of Weimar, and yet they could be taken anywhere and displayed as the spoils or curiosities of another place. Not being interested in fabricating or fostering a narrative, the objects remain honest to an abject sense of irony.