Ossuary

"Token," 2016, Cement, parasole, 24 x 7 inches

"Port," 2016, Door, plaster, photo imprint, 42 x 30 x 4 inches

"Port," 2016, Door, plaster, photo imprint, 42 x 30 x 4 inches (detail)

"Parts of a Whole," 2016, Cast plaster, mixed media, Dimensions Variable

“Ossuary (1),” 2016, Plaster, inkjet prints, 17.25 x 16.25 x 1 inches

“Ossuary (2),” 2016, Plaster, inkjet prints, fabric, 17.5 x 19. x 1.5 inches

“Ossuary (5),” 2016, Plaster, inkjet prints, 17 x 17.5 x 1 inches

“Ossuary (2),” 2016, Plaster, inkjet prints, 17.25 x 16.25 x 1 inches

“Ossuary (3),” 2016, Plaster, inkjet prints, 22.5 x 16.5 x 1.5 inches

"Strata," 2016, plaster, printed photos, photo transfer, fabric, 62 x 85 inches

"Strata," (Detail) 2016, plaster, mixed media, 62 x 85 inches

"Strata," (Detail) 2016, plaster, mixed media, 62 x 85 inches

"Strata," (Detail) 2016, plaster, mixed media, 62 x 85 inches

"Ossuary 7", 2016, plaster, printed colonial photos from the Philippines, 34.25 x 29 inches

In this series of works, I used the acts of burial and excavation as actions to shape each piece. For the plaster works, I buried American colonial photographs about the Philippines, familial garments, and souvenirs into plaster or cement. When they cured, I would chip out the object or main fragment. At times I would attempt to piece them back together, and with others I would sand their surfaces. I imagined that these objects and documents were buried, transformed, and reemerged as new entities that told new histories.