Artist Statement
Today maps and imagery found in papers, on television, and the Internet have developed in such a way that they mirror our understanding of the world. Complex and abstract forms mimic the clouds that hover above our heads. Sequences of dotted lines represent the potential both the potential and real storms that can kill hundreds or even thousands. Abstract monochromatic forms layer over geographic diagrams to represent environmental disasters. We look at this information and see images of events that are happening now alongside events that will perhaps happen days from now.
My work is concerned with the filter through which we view meteorological and environmental events and how the simulated world that has developed as a result of satellite and digitalized imagery that has flooded media outlets. Through deconstructing imagery of these events as they are happening along with ones that are predicted to happen my work seeks to delve further into the blur between the simulated and real. The blur between potential and actual events has divorced people from the natural environment and created a new and abstract understanding of the world. My work deconstructs, examines, and questions the imagery and abstract view of our world through the veil of the digital media that presents us with both the actual and potential. I leave the viewer to determine whether the events in my work have, were predicted, or may happen and question their understanding of the events.
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