Shared Solitude
2023-Present
In earthy materials there are spiritual energies that are transformed through personal interactions and artistic practices. I arrange materials to reflect our relationship to the natural world around us. Like the layers of a dirt mound that accumulates over time, my work represents a stratification of histories. I probe our lineage of humans as a dominating force over an animal world. This centuries old narrative has actively erased the physical connections found within the natural world. Instead, those who sought care within and from nature were met with intense violence, exemplified in witch hunts, which served as a method to strategically enforce capitalism through the subjection of women and other members of underrepresented groups through torture and death. Homage to Palestine is ever present in my work, seeing the violent oppression of the Palestinian people, who live under constant threat of being severed from their land, exemplifying this in my lifetime. I rethink this narrative through the social representations of human, animal, and nature, finding shared solitude and peace within the space that all living beings exist within. My work takes natural and human made materials, transforming them into spiritual entities, making objects to honor the natural world and protest against suppression. These acts metamorphose into paintings and sculptures, time machines to imagine new futures.

That Which You May Seek. 6’ x 3’ x 1’. October 2024 - January 2025. Wire, paper, glue, air dry clay, dirt, sand, rice, stones, crystals, twigs, sea oats, moss, fur, shells. Not included in image: scents of the forest and beach due to materials used. Photo by Killian Bryant.

Permeable Transcendence. 36" x 48". January - March 2025. Oil paint, incense, sand, dirt, oak twigs, keffiyeh fabric, Assam tea, and gel medium on wooden panel. Not included in image: scents of incense due to materials used.

Protection, Shedded. 1’ x 6” x 6”. 2025. Wire, paper, glue, dirt, acrylic paint, fur, various animal bones, coffee, coffee grounds, tree bark. Not included in image: scents of coffee and dirt due to materials used. Photo by Killian Bryant.

That Which You May Seek. 36" x 48". January - March 2025. Oil paint, incense, rice, sand, dirt, tobacco, hay, rose petals, lemon verbena, red iron oxide, and gel medium on wooden panel. Not included in image: scents of incense and tobacco due to materials used.

Guardian of the Gate. 24" x 6" x 10". January - March 2025. Wire, paper, glue, dirt, cowrie shells, wood chips, and rusted barbed wire. Not included in image: scent of dirt due to materials used.

Family. 24” x 30”. October - November 2024. Oil paint, sand, dirt, resin, shells, seagrass, air dry clay, dried flowers, eucalyptus, incense, essential oils, candle wax, glue. Not included in image: scents of rasta oils due to materials used.

Messenger of the Spirit. 24" x 1" x 3". February - March 2025. Wire, paper, glue, epoxy clay, red iron oxide, and an oak branch.

Offering. 30" x 1" x 18". March 2025. Wire, gel medium, tobacco, incense, oak twigs, human hair, honey, and dandelion seeds. Displayed on dirt with Jericho flowers, leaves, scented rocks, oak twigs, animal bones, feathers, lavender, driftwood, spell bottles, sea sponges, and rice. Not included in image: scents of materials.

I Am. 6” x 6” x 6”. April - May 2023. Wood, incense, dried flower petals, lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus, essential oils, candles, yellow root, sinew, oil paint, fossils, paper, spell bottle. Not included: scent of essential oils due to material used.
Shared Solitude. Still image of video documentation. June 2023-Present. Performance Art. Photo and Video by Marin-Carr Quimet.

Revival. 36" x 48". November 2024 - March 2025. Oil paint, incense, sand, dirt, oak twigs, yarn, coffee grounds, feathers, resin, leaves, sea oats, and gel medium on wooden panel. Not included in image: scents of incense due to materials used.