My sculptural installations are the final products of a process of abstraction involving photography and digital art. I photograph organic subjects and then extract the biological markings that form their distinctive textural membranes. Each environment is unique and an animal’s markings and membrane structures have adapted to those environments over time. The patterns on an animal’s outer membrane can be seen as a record of its own environment.

I am analyzing the process and characteristics of photography through the configuration of my installations. Photography compresses our three-dimensional world into one distorted flat plane of lines and shapes. I reverse the spatial characteristics of photography by expanding two-dimensional representation into three-dimensional layered sculptures. Light and shadows, which are fundamental components of photography, play key roles in the immersive experience of the installation. When viewing my work, each layer alone may appear abstract and unrecognizable, yet once all the layers are encountered together, the organic form reveals itself.

As viewers walk through my installation, they become immersed in the designs and explore the structures of each animal. Forms materialize and disappear as viewers move through the space. My goal is for viewers to interact with the patterns in a new context, in turn changing their perspective of each animal.