Evolution is a prevalent theme in my current work. I am intrigued by how and why living organisms adapt and survive, re-examining evolution in light of genetic discoveries, and ultimately questioning my own reality in the web of life I attempt to explore this theme through images; sometimes layered and complex, and at other times, symbolic and simple.
I examine three evolutionary paths in my work:
The first path explores the hypothesis that human evolution is something we can control through our chosen behavior. If we mate with an intelligent partner, our offspring will be smarter, or taller, or faster, as the case may be. Evolution is treated as if each generation was a blueprint to be reworked by us, regardless of the consequences.
The next path suggests evolution is manipulated both by nature and the environment. The influential entity could be as grand as the sky, the stars, the moon, and the earth, or as intimate as culture, language, religion, and spirituality.
The third path negates our evolution as whole beings, or rather proposes that it is our DNA which evolves independently and explicitly for the purpose of its own propagation and survival -The Selfish Gene. The primordial struggle is happening, but at a cellular level, completely out of our hands, and we are just along for the ride as a vessel.