ARTIST STATEMENT

INMATE + LAW ENFORCEMENT
The humanity, duality, and absurdity of “us versus them.”

PHENOMENON
Interactions amongst humans and the inorganic materials of institutional space.

JUDICIAL
Judicial depictions outside of the classical portrayals.

SELF
My search for meaning while on the job.

JUXTAPOSED
Juxtaposed works to envision alternative narratives inside the criminal justice system.

PLANTS
The faux + organic plants in and around institutions helps me to conceptualize human presence in this space.

- Camilo Cruz