ecological art
theatrical design
sculpture & installation
slithering brush
nature’s play
about
I am a multidisciplinary artist working in ecological sculpture, theatrical design, and performance.
I grew up between the woods of upstate New York and Kansai, Japan. In Washington County, NY, new growth forests have retaken agricultural farmland. In my neighborhood outside Kyoto, ancient bamboo groves are frequently bulldozed for condominiums.
Across environments on the fringes of economic “development,” I seek to propel my audience toward ecological responsibility. The tools of theatrical worldbuilding situate spectators as active participants in their surroundings. The landscape casts us all as stewards. I glean sculptural materials from dominant growth, adapting detritus into sensory installations and live performance.
Plants and animals experience human alterations, including art, on their own timescales. The new land art is non-extractive, playful, and supports the neglected habitats of our ecological inheritance. As I learn and practice botanical remediation, my work initiates social and environmental change.
what I saw lying in the snow looking up at the trees outside my childhood home