[reduced intersection in white #2] 2021

Polystyrene, lime plaster
Five (5) interlocking pieces. 
​8ft x 8ft x 8ft
Created for NOMAD and curated by Max Presneill (Torrance Art Museum)

About this Piece
Reduced Intersection in White #2 was originally created as a “temporary palace” / dedication to an elderly man named William whom I befriended in my youth. William, I never knew his last name, was a nomad. William was allocated an apartment from the VA administration, but he didn’t live in it and it contained no bed. Instead, he used the space as storage for his various belongings that were contained in temporary plastic bags. William lived his life on his bicycle, eating vegetarian, visiting the beach, buying coffees, and dropping and doing 50 pushups at age 75. At 19 years of age, I was so in awe of him. 

While creating William’s temporary palace, the piece began to evolve into a study of memory and how memories of people, places, and interactions are only partial with some pieces poking through and others succumbing to an outline / essence of an experience. 

Temporary materials, temporary interactions, and temporary memories. Thanks William.

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