A Nascent World
Exhibition dates: March 31 - April 4, 2025
Closing reception: Thursday, April 3rd, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Before the Chase, ceramic, oil paint, 2024
The Lowly Prayer, ceramic, oil paint, 2024
Guardbeasts, ceramic, oil paint, 2023
Artist Statement
Welcome to Naestra, a world that has just begun anew. You are
among the first to observe this world, and the fauna you will
encounter here are just the start of a wide-reaching story that will
be uncovered as time moves forward.
Naestra exists to describe the intersection of nature and humanity
through the lenses of scientific research and storytelling. These
works are encompassed by a world of imagination, but everything
about them- form, color, behavior- are inspired by the biological
infrastructure of our own world.
This fantastic place is being built to display abstract concepts
through a physical medium, to expound upon a story, and to forge
something new for someone else. Through its creation I wish to
capture the wonder that our own world inspires, and strive to
spark curiosity in you. Through Naestra, I convey how science
and art complement each other and how their intersection and
cooperation allows us to see the world in its fullness.