SHIELD SERIES
The Shield series continues to examine dimensions of self-preservation, and how those dimensions are manifest through social and cultural mores.
To shield or to have a shield presents the question: who and what warrants defense? Who distinguishes the harmed from the harmful? How static or fluid are those designations?
The word shield does not convey permanence, but rather, a transient defense. To that end, the Shield series utilizes an accumulation of space between the wefts, creating a translucent veil that alternatingly exposes and conceals the shield's permeability. The undulating movement articulates a 3-dimensional draping, and creates space between the viewer, the shield, and what or who exists on the other side. In Steady The Shield, the form nearly cloaks the entire frame; while in His Shield, the composition reveals an exposed moment before the form slips off the frame—exposing the shield's wavering hold.
A shield is a two-sided barrier, inhabiting the space between opposing fronts. The viewer may interact with the work—considering the forms and colors juxtaposed against the titles—allowing them to imbue their own narrative, and to access the side of the shield on which they find themselves.
