2025 marked the 25th anniversary of the completion of my Walmart Project, which I did in graduate school in Alfred, NY. Shot on MiniDV at 720 480. (For more images, see The Walmart Project on the projects page) Part One: I started this project in 1998 when I became curious about why the Walmart was booming [ ]
Unwinding the Anthropocene #1: Knowledge, 2025Accoya sustainable pine, glue48 × 22.5 × 15 in Inspired by grand architectural buildings, these sculptures provide a functional habitat for the chestnut-backed chickadee, a species in decline in Emeryville. Grand architecture is a way that humans cultivate spaces to evoke reverence, house knowledge, and foster community. By creating architectural [ ]
Artifice of Power (AoP) represents the physical expression of power through architecture, anthems, and gestures. The front is pure spectacle: a towering sculpture made of stacked architectural elements—spires, rotundas, and domes—that evoke authority, permanence, and dominance. Every hour, a different anthem plays, accompanied by a pre-programmed light show. The anthem lyrics are generated from…
44,281 Square Feet Available (Public Showers) In this ongoing photographic series, I “transform” vacant commercial spaces into social services and institutions, encompassing both existing services and imagined ones. I physically hold up signage on-site, creating a clumsy illusion that I capture with the camera. The presence of my hand and the transparent supports ensure that [ ]
PYV in NYC 2020. Projected with the Illuminator. ******Returning to cities across the country this October / November 2024****** “We drove right past the box and had to circle the block to find it. Then we saw your projection. There are no boxes in our area in East Oakland. So glad you are out here. [ ]
In these collaborative works with the Studio for Urban Projects, we are working on climate change adaptation in Marin County. A Living Shoreline is a film I made documenting our work with the Estuary Ocean Science Center in Tiburon in an effort to create a new modular reef architecture design for oyster habitat that [ ]
This project began as an auditory protest prop to be projected at the police during protests and years later ended up being a Police Mindfulness Meditation Chair that was tested by police for five months in the Emeryville Police Department in 2019-2020. When I was beaten by a police officer with a baton in an [ ]
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These Words Hold No Power Over You (Billboard) 2012. 45 15’ Steel, plastic. 540 x 180” This billboard explores the possibility/impossibility of power negating its own power. Part of The Last Billboard project, curated by Jon Rubin.
Punta de Protesta (Pemex) 2017. 7.5 10” screen printed plastic. Covertly installed over 65 of these signs to establish protest assembly points around Mexico City (CDMX) at areas of corporate colonization and conquest: gas stations, banks, fast food restaurants, chain stores, billboards, bus bench advertisements. The design is based on Mexico City’s Punta de [ ]