In the ongoing degradation of habitat and species loss, in the fires of Los Angeles and Western Canada and in the 2024 global warming milestone of temperatures exceeding the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, we see the consequences of a system that continually seeks to extract from nature.
We are at a critical point in human history in which we need renewed ways of thinking. A cross-pollination of disciplines and knowledge practices. Art that goes beyond commentary to become an active participant in real systems — contributions to the world that conserve resources, promote biodiversity and increase food sovereignty.
Since 2021, I’ve been working toward this aim through research in land stewardship, bio-based materials, food sovereignty and circular design — exploring how these elements can be integrated into immersive artworks that reframe our relationship to the built environment and the natural world.
In my work, ecological function is the medium through which perception shifts.
The preliminary outcomes of these explorations are presented in a series of journals, collectively titled Proposals for Reimagined Futures, as concepts for immersive public artworks and as the first step towards their realization.
Proposals for Reimagined Futures will be released over the course of several months and will be available in e-journal format for free download and sharing. At the end of this cycle, Proposals for Reimagined Futures will be printed and made available in a hardcover book format.
