Anthropocene Drifter is a selection of paintings and sculptures that depict the dystopian point of view of a nomad living in a future in which the Earth’s ecosystem has been all but destroyed. We follow the fictional journey of the nomad, who has evolved with a more symbiotic connection to the land, through encounters with a post-damaged landscape. The nomad, for example, has never seen plant cultivation, except in the context of his/her artifacts and shelters. The nomad’s story is humanity’s future story. Its source material is current scientific findings about our present-day Earth and the impending threats to our existence if we don’t counteract the effects of climate change. My work reflects my interest in the increasingly violent weather caused by climate change, geoengineering, and the Anthropocene landscape. 

Come see a vision of a nomadic survivalshelter/meditation hut, with live plants cultivated by imaginative techniques. Solar power is generated through the gallery windows. This is a space to contemplate our own interdependence (or lack of) with the land.

   The paintings in the exhibition depict scenarios of daily life in a post-damaged landscape, using simplistic technologies to interact with the elements. The paintings also grapple with the relevance of the modern landscape. Using oil, acrylic, and mixed media, I create works that flow freely between authenticity and parody, fetishized forms and flatness, the Romantic sublime and post-apocalypse, invention and destruction. Together, my sculptures and paintings create a positive-feedback loop, and blur the boundary between our real space, and the illusory world of the paintings.

At the center of the exhibition is an interconnected sculpture. "Water Collector and Solar Generator feeding Aloe Vera Plants", 2015-2019. It's comprised of a 12 volt solar generator system, water pump, grow lamps, reclaimed foam and litter, tarp, bamboo, string, acrylic, plaster, natural pigments, water bucket, aloe vera plants.