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TARGET BABYMixed Media
Target plastic bags, quilt batting, decorative embellishments (beads, buttons, ribbons, yarn) 
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Mixed Media
Charcoal Drawings & Chain Link Fence Gate
Charcoal Drawings & Chain Link Fence Gate
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CONTEMPORARY BAPTISM
Contemporary Baptism was commissioned by the Dadian Gallery of the Wesley Seminary Center for Art and Religion in Washington, DC. It was an expression of how cultures with different interpretations of the baptism ritual might be depicted in a contemporary manner.
Water is the ointment for the ritual throughout history. The water vessel reflects construction materials and iconography emblematic of social norms of the given time. Rebirth and transformation are the intended message.
My initial exploration of past vessels of indigenous, Jewish, and Christian rituals revealed the significance of construction materials used. There were also other numerous sensibilities that seemed to be related. Mathematical Set Theory was my vehicle for making sense of the matrix of these disparate elements. I found recycled material was the ideal medium for portraying rebirth and transformation.
Water is the ointment for the ritual throughout history. The water vessel reflects construction materials and iconography emblematic of social norms of the given time. Rebirth and transformation are the intended message.
My initial exploration of past vessels of indigenous, Jewish, and Christian rituals revealed the significance of construction materials used. There were also other numerous sensibilities that seemed to be related. Mathematical Set Theory was my vehicle for making sense of the matrix of these disparate elements. I found recycled material was the ideal medium for portraying rebirth and transformation.
SET THEORY AXIOMS
The Axiom of Existence
There exists a set which has no
elements.
The Axiom of Extensionality
If every element of set X is an element of set Y and every element of Y is an element of X
then X = Y.
The Axiom of Pair
For any set A and set B, there is a set C such that x is an element of set C if and only if
x = A and x = B.
The Axiom of Union
For any set S, there exists a set U such that x is an element of U, if and only if, x is an element of A
for some A which is an element of S.
The Axiom of Power Set
For any set S, there exists a set such that X is an element of P if and only if X is a subset of S.
Reference: Karel Hrbacek and Thomas Jech, Introduction to Set Theory
(New York and Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc.,1984), p. 1-11.
The Axiom of Existence
There exists a set which has no
elements.
The Axiom of Extensionality
If every element of set X is an element of set Y and every element of Y is an element of X
then X = Y.
The Axiom of Pair
For any set A and set B, there is a set C such that x is an element of set C if and only if
x = A and x = B.
The Axiom of Union
For any set S, there exists a set U such that x is an element of U, if and only if, x is an element of A
for some A which is an element of S.
The Axiom of Power Set
For any set S, there exists a set such that X is an element of P if and only if X is a subset of S.
Reference: Karel Hrbacek and Thomas Jech, Introduction to Set Theory
(New York and Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc.,1984), p. 1-11.
SILLA VESTIBULEMixed Media
Upcycled Chair, Crocheted Shopping Plastic Bags, Fiberglass Detail of Entrance into Installation 
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SYNAPSES
Mixed Media
Aluminum, Fiberglass, Resin
Aluminum, Fiberglass, Resin
REFLECTIONS OF YU
Mixed Media
Fiberglass, Resin, Rice, Noodles, Plaster, Paper
Fiberglass, Resin, Rice, Noodles, Plaster, Paper
Paper Mushrooms Detail
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IMPRINTING
Mixed Media
Charcoal Drawings, Plastic Shopping Bag Crochet, Baby Powder, Plastic Toy Soldiers
Charcoal Drawings, Plastic Shopping Bag Crochet, Baby Powder, Plastic Toy Soldiers
Detail of Charcoal Drawing (2'x2')
Detail of plastic toy soldier figurines embedded in talcum powder spread throughout floor of room
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Entrance to Vestibule
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RESIDUALS
MFA Exhibition - Anderson Gallery - Richmond, VA
The salon was lined with 80 negative casts of full size brooms. From the ceiling hung a 6'L x 4'W x 3'D giant bronze face shaped sieve. The sieve was suspended with bungee cords from a frame that was attached to motion activated vibrators. Minuscule bits of human hair filled the sieve and when people entered the space hair would shower onto the floor as the sieve vibrated.
The salon was lined with 80 negative casts of full size brooms. From the ceiling hung a 6'L x 4'W x 3'D giant bronze face shaped sieve. The sieve was suspended with bungee cords from a frame that was attached to motion activated vibrators. Minuscule bits of human hair filled the sieve and when people entered the space hair would shower onto the floor as the sieve vibrated.
Detail of Bronze Sieve
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Detail of Broom Casts
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