Entomophobia, Metamorphosis, Ecological Armageddon

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(Metamorphosis in the title refers not only to the metamorphosis of an insect, the process of transformation from an immature to an adult form, but also to the changes in my own work. Additionally, several artworks will have a backside painted in red clay, unsealed, thus allowing rain and the environment to transform the work over a period of time revealing under-color.)

I have always used fragmentation in my work, the groupings of a kind of controlled chaos. The patterns inspired by insect wings and long broken lines that relate to their fragmented bodies and their long legs* – ALL emerge abstracted and extremely enlarged. I repeat shapes and colors and by juxtaposing a series of partial drawings that relate to one another but are nonetheless different, the work alludes to an absence of completeness. It is about our islands and our planet, the loss of species, highlighting the loss of endemic insects in Hawai’i.

The repetition also hints at societal construct and cycles of nature – both routines with slight variations, fragmented and discontinuous, but repetitions, undeniably.

I am interested in the consequences of human actions affecting our environment, and the importance of our perception and awareness. Through all my practice, I examine the notion of fragility and vulnerability of the threatened habitat and other environment-related issues.