Pathways

Tandem Press, Apex Gallery

Exhibition Dates: February 27–March 27, 2026

Reception: Friday, March 6, 5–8 pm

Exhibition Statement

Centering the ground as subject, Pathways chronicles my movement within and among distinct environments through collected images, impressions, and samples. This body of work considers ideas of home and displacement, connection and disconnection, the traces left on us by place, and humanity’s impact on the environment. 

The ground is the physical point of connection between the body and the environment; it is the source of food and resources, and the foundation for the idea of home. We speak of roots as origins and of earth as a final resting place. Yet, despite humanity’s integral connection to the land, the ground is often overlooked, seen as a backdrop rather than a subject worthy of attention. In Pathways, the ground confronts the viewer in various forms: through images and corresponding soil samples, through objects evoking the materiality of the ground and impressions of its varied surfaces. Referencing the visual language of the sciences, these works reorient the viewer to the ground, asking them to look closely and contemplate their own relationship with their surroundings. 

This exhibition is a record of how I strive to physically connect to my own surroundings. I echo the processes that sculpt the landscape through etching, while my monoprints document ephemeral accumulations of material on the ground. Grappling with the tension between scientific objectivity and the emotional implications of home and exile, my meditative acts of close observation, collection, and recording serve both as acts of intimacy and attempts to understand place. The material qualities of handmade paper provide the organic feel of a natural object while the moment of contact between surfaces in printmaking parallels the contact between our bodies and the ground. Throughout these ruminations on my homes, past and present, the growing threat of environmental degradation lingers below the surface.