Bio

I am a maker who looks at humanity through a folklore lens. Examining how we pass along our informal culture is at the heart of folklore and, as a trained folklorist, is the core of my artistic practice. I identify ideas, attitudes, games, prejudices, habits, and pastimes from history that remain in our lives to this day: street protests, spontaneous memorials to fallen celebrities and roadside death markers for loved ones, legend tripping that refuses to fade in popularity generation after generation, and even the normalized bullying we see adapted from school yard to online spaces. These things persist because they serve a purpose, often to reinforce a social norm, or to persuade others to act in a certain way, or to help us feel a part of a larger group. I attempt through my work to expose these persistent informal patterns of human behavior, revealing that although time has gone by and the world seems light-years away from what it once was, our humanity, for better or for worse, has remained unchanged. This realization will hopefully lead to a better understanding of our own natures, and drive us to think more deeply about the motivations behind our thoughts and actions and, just as importantly, those of others. It may help us make sense of the chaos that is our world.
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