Back Dirt series, 2018- ongoing
Limited edition photographs
In archeological terminology, the term “back dirt” refers to the excavated, discarded material (sediment, dirt) from a site that has generally been sifted for artifacts and is presumed to be of no further archaeological significance.
A few years ago I found a stack of pages from an old French archeology book, with many objects meticulously cut out of them by an unknown person. I have been rearranging and photographing these pages ever since, each time assembling a new combination of layered pages to create a new image.
In addition to photography I also make porcelain sculptures, and the images in these pages are part of the visual research and inspiration for my sculpture, linking the two practices.
I print my photographs much larger than the original pages, revealing the materiality of the cut and torn paper. They appear to be in black-and-white or sepia tones at first glance, but a longer look reveals the subtleties of the slightly yellowing paper or the bluish shadows the pages cast on one another.



Edition of 3 also available in 66 x 44 inches

Shards, 2018, 30 x 23.5 inches, pigment print on archival satin paper, edition of 5


test print in my living room...
Installation views at Science Fictions, a two-person show with Brittany Nelson, curated by Nicole Kaack at Crush Curatorial gallery, NY, NY:


