Aposematic Architectures

Aposematic Architectures is a series of biomorphic sculptures exploring the intersection of biological defense mechanisms and formal structuralism. Each work begins with a reed-woven armature—a structural skeleton that supports a tactile "skin" of mixed media, including plaster, paint, and wax.

The series investigates the concept of protective patternry, specifically how high-contrast, rhythmic striations function as both a visual warning in nature and a method of defining architectural volume. By utilizing aposematism—the vivid coloration found in toxic flora and fauna—the sculptures achieve a visual vibration that destabilizes the static object.

As the viewer moves around the forms, these high-contrast lines generate a shifting moiré effect. This optical interference challenges the perception of the sculpture’s boundary, blurring the line between the physical mass and the space it occupies.

Body Baskets

Body Baskets formally examine the interplay of horizontal and vertical axes, generating a figurative presence through moments of expansion and contraction. The grid serves as an organizing matrix, a scaffold from which curves and organic gestures emerge. This dynamic becomes a metaphor for human experience: the reed begins wet and pliable, shaped by hand, and hardens as it dries—mirroring how memories and lived experiences solidify into patterns over time. The transformation from softness to fixity reflects how our bodies and identities are shaped—actively and passively, consciously and unconsciously—by repetition and ritual.