Research Statement
Through process and production, my practice questions ideas of classification, hierarchy, social distinction, and epistemological precepts as it re-contextualizes objects, materials, and actions to point to alternative systems of logic. Within the work, situations hinge on the uncanny and confuse the ordinary in order to un-do structural categories and suggest layers of meaning. This un-doing encourages radical forms of experimentation, collaboration, resistance, and play.
I understand the act of making work in the studio, and the performance and presentation of the work, as a ritual. In making, I consider materials for their specific qualities and how in relation to other materials they reveal more of themselves. From these material experiments, research, and drawing, objects and actions are conceived. Bringing objects to fruition often triggers a palpable memory or feeling. Every step of the process is consequential. The forms, the qualities of the materials, and their positioning begin to tell a story. The goal is not to construct a clear narrative but rather to create a believable experience.
Creative Research
- 2023 Kunst auf der Grenze, Off-Space, Hof, Bayern, Germany
Exhibition,
completed
11/25/2023.
https://www.kunst-auf-der-grenze.com/ - 2023 Kunst auf der Grenze, Modlareuth, Bayern, Germany
Exhibition,
completed
10/03/2023.
https://www.kunst-auf-der-grenze.com/ - 2023 Shifting Ground- SeelenArt Galerie, Munich, Germany Exhibition, completed 07/13/2023.
- 2023 Surrealism- Annual Gala, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Exhibition,
completed
05/10/2023.
https://utahmoca.org/event/surrealism/ - UMOCA, Artist in Residence, Salt Lake City, UT.
Other,
in progress
01/06/2023.
https://utahmoca.org/artist/moses-williams/ - 2022 Hidden But Not Concealed, Captain Captain, Salt Lake City, UT Exhibition, completed 12/18/2022.
- 2021 Space Maker, Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Exhibition,
completed
08/21/2021.
https://umfa.utah.edu/space-maker - 2021 Teachable Moments, Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN
Exhibition,
completed
03/27/2021.
https://www.stoveworks.org/teachable-moment - 2021 Unveiled, Leu Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
Exhibition,
completed
03/05/2021.
https://www.belmont.edu/watkins/galleries/index.ht...
Presentations
- Artist Talk and Workshop, Stanford Department of Art & Art History, Stanford, CA. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/30/2021.
- Artist Talk, Coop Gallery, Nashville, TN . Presentation, Presented, 05/05/2021.
- Artist Talk, Watkins College of Art, Belmont University, Nashville, TN. Presentation, Presented, 02/23/2021.
Geographical Regions of Interest
- Germany
Developing an international artist residency in Eigenrieden, Germany, projected launch date 07/01/2023. Collaborative projects, exhibitions, and performances.