RECURSIVE ORACULOLOGY: DAO HE (PRAVING FOR A BUMPER HARVEST)
Ox scapula, plexiglass, 10 x 15 x 8 inches bone: 7 x 10 x 1 inch), 2023 Copy of Shang Dynasty oracle bone used in divination practice. Inscription of archaic Chinese characters pertains to prayer for a good harvest and the sacrifice of sheep and cattle.
Presented In
(Im)material Ruins, Asia Art Archive in America, Brooklyn, USA
ELEGÍAS DE VARONES ILUSTRES DE INDIAS
2023
Second edition (1857) of "Elegias de los Varones Ilustres de Indias," by Juan de Castellanos. Artist binding in 15-century account-style, Mediterranean motifs, limp vellum binding, caiman leather hinges, alligator teeth latches, leather. 567 pages. Edition of 2 and 1 artist proof.Elegias is the longest poem in the Spanish language and first written description of Latin America. Written in 1589, by Juan de Castellanos, the epic work describes the colonization of the Caribbean, Colombia and Venezuela.
PLANO DE PIEDRA (STONE MAP)
2022
Lithograph on Rives BFK 280 gsm, grey. Paper size: 30 x 22 in [76 x 55 cm]. Image size: 25 x 14 in [63 x 35 cm]. Edition of 10, 2 AP. 2022. Printed by Studio Souterre/Lee MarchalonisThe image depicts a stone map that is extant at Ciudad Perdida, an archeological site in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Colombia. The carvings across the stone face are believed to be roads and paths through the jungle during pre-Colombian times.
ARQUEOLOGÍAS RECURSIVAS EN LA CIUDAD PERDIDA
2023
4k, digital video, 10 minutes, color, English and Spanish. 2023A conversation with artificial intelligence-driven chatbot, Chat GPT, about archeology and the construction of national identity. Video footage from a 5-day hike through the Colombian Sierra Nevada mountains to the archeological site, La Ciudad Perdida.
SERIATION SURVEY
2023
Aluminum clip case, archeological report of Ciudad Perdida, newspaper transparency, morphology transparency, 23. 5 x 18 x 1 inches [59 x 46 x 2.5 cm], 2022Seriation Survey traces the study of typology and morphology from the Colombian archeological site, Ciudad Perdida de los Tayrona, back to Near Eastern studies of morphology of ceramics.
Private collection, Bogotá, Colombia
MAMMOTH
2022
Lithograph on Rives BFK 280 gsm, tan, paper size: 10 x 8 in [25 x 20 cm], image size: 6 x 5 in [15 x 12.5 cm], edition of 10, 2 AP. Studio Souterre, Lee Marchalonis
VISION QUEST
2022
Lithograph, 14 x 18 in [35.56 x 45.72 cm], edition of 10, 2022. Printed at Studio SurTerre, Detroit, Michigan. Lee Marchanolis, printer
This lithograph is a reproduction of an indigenous petroglyph, which was submerged by the reservoirs created by hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River. A vision quest was an intentional hallucination that Pacific Northwest tribes would induce through starvation, smoke tents, and self-flagellation, as a rite of passage through puberty. The images likely represent a shaman wearing a headdress and the spirit animal, a dear or similar forest creature.
STRING OF WORDS: RESILIENCY
2021
Reclaimed nautical cordage, 20 x 5 feet [6 x 1.5 m], 2021
"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.
PRESENTED IN
Governors Island, Manhattan, NY (Nolan Park)
*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.
STRING OF WORDS: RESTORE
2020
Reclaimed nautical cordage, 15 x 5 feet [4.5 x 1.5 m], 2020
"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.
Presented in
Staten Island, NY (Freshkills Landfill entrance at West Service Road & Arden Ave)
*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.
Recipient of 2020 Citizens Committee of New York Award
STRING OF WORDS: RESILIENCY
2020
Reclaimed nautical cordage, 30 x 10 feet [10 x 3 m], 2020
"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.
PRESENTED IN
Brooklyn, NY (Hope Ballfield on Knickerbocker Ave between Menahan Street and Grove Street)
*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.
Recipient of 2020 Citizens Committee of New York Award
STRING OF WORDS: RESILIENCY
2020
Reclaimed nautical cordage, 30 x 6 feet [ 10 x 2 m], 2020
"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.
Presented in
Queens, NY (Torseny/Lou Lodati Playground on Skillman Ave at 42nd Street)
*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.
Recipient of 2020 Citizens Committee of New York Award
STRING OF WORDS: RESILIEN-C
2020
Reclaimed nautical cordage, 30 x 10 feet [10 x 3 m], 2020
"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.
PRESENTED IN
Brooklyn, NY (Hope Ballfield on Knickerbocker Ave between Menahan Street and Grove Street)
*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.
Recipient of 2020 Citizens Committee of New York Award
STRING OF WORDS: LOVE
2020
Reclaimed nautical cordage, 6 x 4 feet [2 x 1.2 m], 2020
"String of Words" is a series of public sculptures of words pertaining to climate change and the fight against SARS-COVID-2. The sculptures are made of reclaimed nautical cordage. 5-Borough public art project of inspiring words that are relevant both to the global pandemic and climate change. 460 feet of nautical cordage collected from the shores of Governors Island, repurposed to form phrases that are both inspirational during the SARS-CoVID-2 pandemic, and the climate change crisis.
PRESENTED IN
Bronx, NY (Pedestrian fence on 161st Street and Grand Concourse)
*Made with support of Governors Island Trust, and Triangle Arts Association.
Recipient of 2020 Citizens Committee of New York Award
ROPE SPIRALS
2020
460 feet [140 m] of reclaimed nautical from the shores of Governors Island, 2020
PRESENTED IN
Triangle Arts Association, 8 Nolan Park, Governors Island, Manhattan, NY
ROPED IN
2020
Performance collecting 460 feet [140 m] of reclaimed nautical from the shores of Governors Island, 2020
Nautical cordage is rope that is used on boats and docks. It’s heavy duty, made from cotton, nylon or other polymers. At times, this rope falls into the water and ends up causing damage to boat motors, uprooting aquatic plants, smashing corals and also entangling sea life. Often, the plastic components of these ropes break down into particulates that are eaten by sea life, which is slowly bio-magnified up the food chain until it is inside the seafood that we eat.
This rope was collected over the period of 1 month from the shores of Governors Island, at the southern tip of Manhattan Island. The rope was later used to create inspiring texts around the city.
PRESENTED IN
Triangle Arts Association, 8 Nolan Park, Governors Island, Manhattan, NY
“String of Words,” Five-borough public art installation
BUFFALOES (after O.V.)
2019
Digital found footage, 1 minute
URBAN ALCHEMY
2017
Letterpress prints from acrylic plates , 11 x 11 inches [29,5 x 29,5 cm], 2017
The black soldier flies are positioned in the alchemist symbol, the squaring of the circle, from larva to pupa to fly. The lifespan of a black soldier fly is about 6 weeks. The specimens used were non-vital.
Printed at
Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, USA
LIONFIXING
2021
Digital video, 10 minutes, color, English, USA. 2021
Documentary short about invasive lionfish in Florida reefs and drug rehabilitation scams throughout the state.
Presented at
Special Project #1, Untitled Art Fair, Miami, Florida 2021