reach

A figure in the landscape... touching earth. I perceive my body. I perceive the earth. And yet my perception of my body is separate from my perception of earth.

How far is my reach?

Absence and presence play a major role within my work. My explorations are based upon a response to an absence or an outside presence within a specific landscape. I have chosen to use the term “outside”, as I am describing something having an affect on the landscape and creating a disturbance that I feel. I am avoiding terminology like “unnatural” to describe the presence because “nature”, as William Cronon has stated in his book Uncommon Ground: Toward Reinventing Nature ," is not very natural, if by nature we mean that which is untouched by humans; instead, nature is a profoundly human construction. Not only have wilderness areas been significantly affected by humans, but our very notions of nature have shifted through time in response to changing psychological, sociological, and religious beliefs."

These images accompany a video of the performance that is currently in process. The video will be added to the website soon.

The exhibition of this work will include a video of the performance, still images, and the objects used in the piece.

I would like the express my sincere gratitude to Gina Carroll, Cory Ploessl, and Jyl Kelley. I could not have created this piece without their help. My thanks.