I wanted to create a spiraled shell—to know what it would feel like to sit inside the grace of a curve. Like moths who consume both synthetic and natural fibers, I regenerated collected materials into a silky wooden enclosure. 


Solo exhibition, 2024, The Boiler, ELM Foundation Brooklyn Featured in BOMB Magazine.

Press release




Lighthouse of Moth, 2024, Wooden Scaffolding & Found Materials, ~20’x15’x24’
Sound and dance activation of the piece with John Maria Gutierrez & Char Jeré, 2024
Lighthouse of Moth, 2024, Wooden Scaffolding & Found Materials, ~20’x15’x24’
Lighthouse of Moth, 2024, Poster
Lighthouse of Moth detail, 2024, Transducers sent sound through the entire wooden structure (collaboration with Char Jeré)
Lighthouse of Moth detail, 2024, collective loom.
Lighthouse of Moth detail, 2024, collective weaving
Lighthouse of Moth, 2024, Wooden Scaffolding & Found Materials, ~20’x15’x24’
Lighthouse of Moth, 2024, Poster




“The grace of a curve is an invitation to remain. We cannot break away from it without hoping to return, for the beloved curve has nest-like powers”


- Gaston Bachelard



Process + sketches

Lighthouse mock up, 2024, wooden model, 1:24
Lighthouse sketch, 2024, ink on paper
Lighthouse Prototype, 2023, Translucent found materials, light, wooden armature, 40x40x58”



Lighthouse sketch, 2024, ink on paper
Lighthouse sketch, 2024, ink on paper
Lighthouse model, 2024, sketchup
Lighthouse process, 2024, wooden scaffold
Lighthouse process, 2024, wooden scaffold
Lighthouse process, 2024, wooden scaffold
Lighthouse process, 2024, wooden scaffold



Made in collaboration and with support from:
Ryan Miller, Char Jeré, Pete Marzilli, John Maria Gutierrez




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