ARTIST STATEMENT

For me, art is a permissive space for imagining and creating atypical scenarios. I’ve produced an interactive installation in which emoticons talk to people, a public art project in which people make and share their own regionally-based ringtones, and a performance video in which a blow-up doll learns to drive a car. I am compelled to draw others into my process, to facilitate a conversation, or to create an interaction around the ways in which we use technology to connect with others. To make my work, I use humor, draw upon on my own experiences, and gather source material from the real world.