RODENTWORKS

THE "RODENT WORKS" ARE A SERIES OF SCULPTURES THAT EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND NATURE. THE PROCESS OF CREATING THESE SCULPTURES INVOLVES A METHODICAL INTERVENTION INTO THE NATURAL HABITAT OF RODENTS, SPECIFICALLY BY USING CONCRETE TO FILL THEIR TUNNEL NETWORKS AND EXCAVATING THEM.

OTHER SCULPTURES TAKE THE FORM OF CARDBOARD MODELS, WHICH SHOWCASE THE BITING PATTERNS LEFT BEHIND BY THE RODENTS, REVEALING A REDUCTIVE FORM THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ANIMALS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

THE METHOD OF USING CONCRETE AS A MEDIUM FOR SCULPTURE IS AN EXCITING CHOICE, AS IT IS A MAN-MADE MATERIAL THAT IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION. BY INTRODUCING IT INTO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF RODENTS, THE ARTIST IS DRAWING ATTENTION TO HOW HUMAN ACTIVITIES CAN IMPACT AND ALTER THE NATURAL WORLD.

THE ACT OF EXCAVATION, IN THIS CASE, IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT AS IT IS A PROCESS OF UNCOVERING AND REVEALING WHAT IS HIDDEN UNDERGROUND. THIS SCULPTURAL METHODOLOGY CAN BE A METAPHOR FOR THE ARTIST'S ROLE IN UNVEILING THE BEAUTY AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE RESULTING SCULPTURES, WITH THEIR INTRICATE BITING PATTERNS, ARE A TESTAMENT TO THE BEAUTY OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE RODENT'S HABITATS.

OVERALL, THE "RODENT WORKS" IS A THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND EVOCATIVE BODY OF WORK THAT INVITES THE VIEWER TO CONSIDER THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ART, NATURE, AND THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE NATURAL WORLD.