As much as possible, I attempt to push the boundaries of representation by allowing the form of the piece to imitate its function. All of my pieces elucidate my thoughts, often a very specific idea. I attempt to fully embody an idea by using its function to determine its form. If I want to discuss how all perception is based in the mind (subjective), then I’ll play with perspective by making images visible in all orientations (no matter what way you turn it). If I want to communicate something that is hidden, I’ll write on the back so only a little bleeds through. The bounds for creation are endless.
This piece, Sound Surrounded, is one example where form reflects function. The drawing is simultaneously an image and a poem. Multiple sensing organs are implied, purposefully precariously, and drawn to life through text. The idea of the piece, how language is noise before it is language, is reflected in the form.