Ejecta
Exhibition dates: November 2 - 6, 2026
Closing reception: Thursday, November 5th, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Bubblegum Weld, 20# propane cylinder, concrete, aluminum, oil enamel, 2026
Ejecta Cone VII, concrete, southern yellow pine, urethane adhesive, galvanized steel hardware, 2026
Presto!, Autoclave, manometer, acrylic sphere, 2026
R-Value, spruce framing lumber, plywood, pine & oak flooring, Sheetrock®, 2025
Tensile Slack, concrete, #4 rebar, polystyrene foam, nylon rope, galvanized steel hardware, spruce framing lumber, earth, 2026
Artist Statement
Ejecta gives form to moments of violent impact. In a nearly instantaneous sequence, hypersonic impacts will compress, fracture, and excavate surface material, blasting it into a short-lived debris cloud or cone of ejecta. These ejecta are pushed in countless radial trajectories, which trace a volume of space and time. The works in this exhibition give mass and unexpected materiality to these moments of rupture, while disputing contemporary prerogatives of transformative violence.
I derive sculptural forms from high-speed photos used in weapons development, digital simulations used by astronomers studying crater formation, and residential building practices. Creating large sculptures from residential building materials connects them to a consequential economic reality. Tied to a sense of security and stability that a home might provide, my sculptures consider the private implications of state violence and irreversible change.