Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions examines the influence that free market fundamentalism has had in constructing American identity and democratic values; the rise of corporate authoritarianism in the West; and creative actions that seek to challenge ideological narratives in the media. Borrowing ideas and creative strategies from theorists Roland Barthes, Michael Foucault, Slavoj Zizek, and David Lyon; journalists Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill; artists Kendell Geers, Michael Rakowitz, and Ai Weiwei, I seek to explore the socio-political mythologies of mass culture. The sculptures, prints, and video works accompanying Terms and Conditions utilizes patterning, process, scale, and repetition to reimagine the psychological capital of dominant power. My intention is to create works that are objects of inquiry by reflecting on the transcendental process of labor and craft. At the same time the materiality of these works encourage the viewer to consider the larger social and political issues at stake.