Ascension

Super 8 claymation
“A symbol, by its very nature, refers to an absent reality. In mathematics it signifies an unknown quantity; in religion, poetry or art, it lends substance to an unknown quantity- a value that remains out of reach. In a religious context, this quality is unknown (or unknowable) because it belongs to a different order or reality- a supernatural order- and can therefore be signified only by a sacred object. The sacred, in this view, is merely a semantic category, and should not be confused with the divine; as the Chinese sage puts it, one must not confuse the moon with the finger that points to it.”
Michael Gibson

Time and Form

Time and Form is my first major work in video. It is the first articulation of ideas which have surfaced in many other works, most notably Origin. Time and Form is for me a principle, a nexus of two contrasting elements, the static and the fluid. Whether an artist works in sculpture or video, each must confront this nexus on at least a formal level. Sculpture is often an expression of movement locked in time, while video and film manipulate time, and create an illusion of space and form. But the principle of time and form is far more than a formal concern. Formative to my way of thinking about form is the quote relayed to me by a close friend, “form is motion come to rest.” But this notion of rest lies on a continuum, for in time all things change.