Home for me has held many conflicting ideas and emotions. From feelings of love, belonging, and safety to shame, resentment, and envy. As I mature, so does my concept of home. It has become less of a physical habitat and more of an inner domicile. “projector” is a meditation on the temperament of these spaces, the coping mechanism used within them, and how these spaces have formed me.
I thought it best to leave the literal out during the creation of this work. Each element is intended to symbolically encapsulate the various emotions felt within the inner/outer spaces I call (and have called) home. Crisp bold additions meet decrepit brittle strokes. Wide toothy grins obscure skewed frowns. ...