The Unfastened Series
“Unfastened I”, Blown glass, copper, patina, expanding foam, 6” x 8” x 4”, 2023
“Unfastened I”, Blown glass, copper, patina, expanding foam, 6” x 8” x 4”, 2023
“Unfastened I”, Blown glass, copper, patina, expanding foam, 6” x 8” x 4”, 2023
“Unfastened I”, Blown glass, copper, patina, expanding foam, 6” x 8” x 4”, 2023
“Unfastened II”, Blown glass, expanding foam, wood, nails, concrete, 8” x 12” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened II”, Blown glass, expanding foam, wood, nails, concrete, 8” x 12” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened II”, Blown glass, expanding foam, wood, nails, concrete, 8” x 12” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened II”, Blown glass, expanding foam, wood, nails, concrete, 8” x 12” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened III”, Blown glass, concrete, rebar ties, crumbled silicone rubber, 8” x 9” x 7”, 2023
“Unfastened III”, Blown glass, concrete, rebar ties, crumbled silicone rubber, 8” x 9” x 7”, 2023
“Unfastened III”, Blown glass, concrete, rebar ties, crumbled silicone rubber, 8” x 9” x 7”, 2023
“Unfastened IV”, Blown glass, expanding foam, copper, patina, 5” x 7” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened IV”, Blown glass, expanding foam, copper, patina, 5” x 7” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened IV”, Blown glass, expanding foam, copper, patina, 5” x 7” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened IV”, Blown glass, expanding foam, copper, patina, 5” x 7” x 6”, 2023
“Unfastened V”, Blown glass, silver leaf, gold leaf, expanding foam, bronze patina, 13” x 12” x 10”, 2023
“Unfastened V”, Blown glass, silver leaf, gold leaf, expanding foam, bronze patina, 13” x 12” x 10”, 2023
“Unfastened V”, Blown glass, silver leaf, gold leaf, expanding foam, bronze patina, 13” x 12” x 10”, 2023
About the Bolts…
“Fasteners are used in the building industry to join, attach, and secure separate elements together to form grander, more complex structures. These bolts, screws, nails, and staples are the mechanical lock that keep our modern world from falling apart. The Unfastened series produces a cryptic narrative frozen in time. The ruin-scapes depict fasteners that have fallen, decayed, suffered mortal wounds, or have lost their ability to provide structure. These fasteners can be seen as a stand-in for my own anchors to reality. My research into the interaction between the self and our external environment continues to erode these perceptual anchors that ground me.”