Statement
I am fascinated by objects that behave like humans, but are not human. The machines I create display qualities that are unique to the human experience, such as abstract thought, humor and compassion, but they express these qualities in a manner that is conflicted by perceptual cues.
Using lights, motion and sound, my machines react to participants in order to assert an identity of their own, but in doing so they expose their flaws, revealing the complexity of human behavior. In creating these machines I hope to express the frustrations, thoughts and ideas that I have encountered while processing my own human experience.
