On Exhibit: Water Street Studios, Batavia, IL from November 15th through December 7th
“The purest form of listening is to listen without memory or desire.” -Wilfred Bion
Exhibit Statement: “Liminal Space” features a self-curated collection of thirty-five (35) artworks. This exhibit includes twenty-one (21) hand-cut paper collages, thirteen (13) geometric paintings, and one (1) assemblage. Liminal space often refers to a literal or psychological transition. It is the ambiguous shadow of change, between the known and unknown, that asks us to “feel our way through the dark” as our eyes slowly adjust to the light.
Artmaking is the ultimate expression of liminal space. I’ve learned that when I linger at the metaphorical doorway, or the staircase’s snake-like spiral, urgency will not usurp the still-unfolding artistic process. I let go when the deliberate trust fall acts as the creative catalyst, and my imagination becomes a livewire. I hold onto the belief that growth is self-evolution, and that throwing caution to the wind as an artist is initiatory, not evading. I do not fear having to walk backwards to go forward.
This body of work evocatively explores the notion of liminal space, and the sense of hovering at the threshold. When crossed, my paper collages personify objects to conjure and convey psychological ideas. Through the use of color, composition, and line in my paintings, I reveal the sharp edge of precision, but leave the not-so-linear nuanced narrative hidden.