Necessary Imbalance

This project area features a selection of amalgam sculptures and installation that include clay, steel and mixed media. Unlike the domestic and recognizable utilitarian qualities of the pottery I produce, the hybrid sculptures and installations introduce an element of minimalism and repetition to investigate the dynamics and composition of groups and populations. The ceramic sculptural installations in Necessary Imbalance connect to identity, groups, and belonging. I use ceramics as an investigative medium to probe how individuals, particularly those of color, fit into our heterogeneous society. How is clay analogous to skin? There are essential qualities and characteristics that give identity to a thing, to a place, to a person. The work becomes an allegory for human interactions – the relationships between individuals and the larger whole.