I explore the ways in which the fauna, flora, and geography of specific territories, as well as the people who inhabit them, are represented in coins, paper money, banknotes, or commercial documents. I consider these numismatic elements, and any trading artifact, as manifestations of our cultural, social, and political constructions; as evidence of the layers that constitute the history of any community.
Furthermore, my work explores the ways that communities around the world, particularly in the Americas, construct their archetypes of value and wealth. I examine how these archetypes influence the way we contemplate, inhabit, care for, alter, build, or even destroy our environments and landscapes.
Installed as a part of the 2025 VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibition exhibited in The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU. Curated by Misa Jeffereis (Associate Curator, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis), Egbert Vongmalaithong (Assistant Curator, ICA at VCU), and Chase Westfall (Head of Gallery and Exhibitions, VCUarts Qatar), the 2025 exhibition reveals a cross-section of emergent practices that are rooted in collaboration, experimentation, and the urgency to make meaning in an ever-changing world.
