The Last Time, We & Us
a wood engraving diptych that explores the difference of sex versus gender through abstraction. By focusing on fine, detailed lines across a large working space, the viewer is forced to step closer shifting from private to public space ultimately breaking down the in-between barrier to give room for discovery, exploration, and acceptance in regards to the self.
These works touch upon topics like assigned gender and gender identity; how the world sees them versus how they see themselves.
Through a deep exploration of the human anatomy, the bones, the muscles, limbs, organs, genitalia, the body is thus broken down and reconstructed until it becomes nearly unrecognizable; an object of biomorphic shapes, without beginning, without end. The subject is examined leaving one to question and challenge their initial belief of what is being visually witnessed.
The Last Time, We & Us - Part I (2018) Wood engraving on birch plywood 4ft x 2ft
The Last Time, We & Us - Part II (2018) Wood engraving on birch plywood 4ft x 2ft