In//Access//Able challenges our understanding of the window grate. These objects cover the windows of the structures that exist in our world. A window grate denies access and protects interior spaces both institutional and domestic. I question who is allowed in, are we safe from those we are keeping out, and what can I make these objects say when abstracted, rendered non-functional. I wrestle with these questions through making and a deep understanding of the history and tradition of Metalsmithing.
Window Grates
Gallery Shots
A Pile of Effort: My Height and Weight in Steel Knots
Steel, 6'4",194lbs., 2014
A Pretty View, Steel, 2014
A Pretty View (detail)
Drive-By Venetian Blinds, Steel, .22 caliber live round, 2014
Drive-By Venetian Blinds (detail)
Residual Agression, Steel, 2014
Residual Agression (detail)
Tied Up, Steel, 2014
Something to Lean On, Steel, bronze silver, 2014
Let Some Light In, Steel, 2014
Condemned, OSB board, paper, steel, 2014