Concieved of for ‘Holding Patterns’, an exhibition of work in a storage locker facility, Occupant asks how spurious narratives arise from only partial information. How does our brain fill in the blanks?
Presenting a collection of objects meticulously replicated by the artist using acrylic paint on MDF, wood and copper "Occupant" asks the viewer to draw connections between disparate objects, while alluding to the sometimes nefarious ways that storage units are put to use.
“What's he building in there?
What the hell is he building in there?
I heard he has an ex-wife in some place called Mayor's Income, Tennessee
And he used to have a consulting business in Indonesia
But what's he building in there?
He has no friends but he gets a lot of mail
I bet he spent a little time in jail
I heard he was up on the roof last night, signalling with a flashlight
And what's that tune he's always whistling?
What's he building in there?
What's he building in there?
We have a right to know”
~~ Tom Waits, 1999
Enamel on copper, acrylic on wood
Acrylic on wood and MDF
Acrylic on wood