Human Condition Series
My work explores the surface of the body as a canvas of personal, cultural, and social complexity across three distinct series. Through years of research and artistic development—drawing from tattooing, medical models, and scientific illustration—I’ve come to view skin not just as a physical boundary, but as a living archive of human experience.
Skin marks the divide between our internal and external worlds, yet it also records the passage of time, trauma, and transformation. Wounds, scars, and self-imposed marks become visual evidence of our vulnerability and resilience. These marks—whether born of injury or intentional augmentation—change over time, shaped by healing, aging, and mortality.
Each piece I create is a layered palimpsest, combining artistic process with evocative imagery to reflect the complexity of the human condition. I invite viewers to engage in a kind of viewing forensics, uncovering meaning through close observation.
The Human Condition series, begun in 2006, draws inspiration from medical and scientific illustration. It explores the phenomenology of skin—its aging, injuries, and healing—through painted hydrocal castings mounted on stainless steel. These works blur the line between reality and illusion, confronting viewers with themes of the abject and the clinical.
