PSA:OBJECTS/IMAGES/ACTIONS

PSA (Public Service Announcement) investigates specific critical social, political, and environmental issues and their increasing interconnectedness on the personal and global scale.  

THE NEW GREEN investigates the relationships between properties of the natural environment and the faces of corporations and individuals today.  The connections between corporate identity and the products manufactured by these corporations will be questioned and explored.  Consumption patterns and the subsequent adverse effects will be exposed.  Finishing School proposes obtainable solutions on a personal and global scale.

GAP questions the division of corporate money, power and labor within Gap Incorporated.  Specifically, GAP contrasts the CEO/President and one garment worker, employed in a Gap Incorporated-contracted factory. This project aims to draw attention to the extreme differences in quality of life and working environment between these two subjects. GAP exposes the reality of the sweatshop experience, the consequences of supporting this type of industry and offers viable ways to narrow the disparity.

WALKER 1.0 There is a long tradition of professional guides giving tours that expose outsiders to the secrets of a particular neighborhood. WALKER 1.0 is no exception.  This audio-guided project is designed to invite its participants to physically explore the immediate area of the gallery, learn the multi-voiced histories, and enjoy antidotes and myths that make this area interesting. The physical proximity of Boeing Corporation, U.S. Naval Weapons Station, and a wildlife refuge bordered by farmland and suburban tracts create a dynamic narrative