Anxiety and Dread and Grief, Oh My
These works integrate headlines, text and images sourced from news media, centering on contemporary events in politics and popular culture, to investigate the personal and collective toll of media consumption and the interplay between individual stories and the shared human narrative.
Year
2024
Mad Two-Party Ride Ceramic, underglaze, glaze and decals
Mad Two-Party Ride emerged from a profound disbelief and disappointment with the current state of our political system. Centered on the dreaded debate between Biden and Trump, which epitomized the mire of political discourse, the piece riffs off the Mad Tea Party ride at Disneyland and reflects frustration with how, despite immense potential for positive change, the critical issues affecting people are ignored. Instead, the political landscape is dominated by a madness emblematic of a post-truth era.
The End Times Ceramic, underglaze, glaze and decals
The End Times explores the personal toll of media consumption, sparked by a daily morning ritual of drinking coffee while reading the newspaper. The piece emerged from reflection about the extent to which we consume fear-mongering narratives and the emotional impact of habitual doom-scrolling. The work seeks to embody this shared doomsday narrative that informs how we perceive ourselves and the world in these times. Each ceramic diner mug represents a day of the week from April 1-7, 2024, capturing headlines for each day from stories that fuel our anxiety.