In the past months, I’ve been working with the vernacular of “the swarm”. Swarms are self-organizing systems and can be associated with multiple species, most commonly flying insects. For this body of work, I’m interested in the idea of a multitude of interacting elements that coalesce around a collective behavior or gesture. My collages merge familiar components that may or may not be immediately related. Using a copier, I mass produce each element, adjusting scale and color temperature. The parts are cut and layered repeatedly to create a sense of sameness and wholeness. The visual elements are present but their identity is diluted. These works reflect the constant influx of cultural signifiers, both historical and current, and the potential vagueness of how information ultimately settles on the individual digesting it.

"Vessel" reflects the constant intake of cultural signifiers- in this case ones that are both historic and contemporary. Like cells reproducing, each components exists in multiple forms and are reproduced using variations in color, style and scale to illustrate different means of representation.