From Paper Weight, my upcoming exhibition at The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Oregon. August 29th, 2018 - January 20th, 2019.

Title: Misunderstandings (A series of 32 pieces)

Year: 2018 

Materials: Paper and glue
Measurements: 8.5" x 11" inches each piece

Misunderstandings is about judgment. The series includes 32 pieces made with the pages and cover of a book titled The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs by Stephen Scott Ilardi, Ph.D. Judgment, used in reference to the cognitive faculties, is also called wisdom or discernment and is basically the evaluation of evidence to make decisions. Judgment is one of the mental faculties that affects us most individually and as a society. In turning the pages of this book into small, abstract sculptures, I wanted to demonstrate how any subject is potentially open to interpretations. I chose this book, in particular, because I’m interested in the subject of depression, a mental disorder that is still not completely understood.