For the past five years…
I have been creating intricate, animal-centric collages from hundreds of individually hand cut pieces of paper to express my anxiety about human driven environmental destruction. As a Bay Area native I have been a first hand witness to the changing weather patterns and natural cycles of the California’s drying landscape. Through vivacious and darkly humorous scenes I attempt to digest the overwhelming reality of climate change and contend with my culpability as a consumer. The realistic rendering of the wildlife, architecture, and consumer goods is influenced by the Pop Art and Surrealism movements combined with hyper-colored zany elements inspired by street art and internet meme culture. The resulting landscapes are whimsical, cathartic fantasies in which the animal protagonists make mischief in the wreckage of our post-apocalyptic human society.