Studio Essays
Reflections on authorship, identity, labor, memory, and the evolving language of objects.
Some ideas arrive through making. Others emerge afterward through reflection. These essays explore the thinking behind the work: the relationship between objects and identity, repetition and meaning, labor and memory, and the stories that shape what is carried forward.
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The Language of Carry
Read EssayOver time, repeated forms begin developing their own internal language. A wallet stops being a product and becomes a system of movement, touch, habit, and return.
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Naming Systems
Read EssayWhy objects receive names, how names create relationships between forms, and the role language plays in shaping an evolving body of work.
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Objects & Identity
Read EssayThe relationship between the things we carry and the people we become. Notes on memory, labor, ownership, and the stories embedded in everyday objects.
Some objects are carried.
Some carry us.