Artist Statement

By positioning common Maine bird species in visually and conceptually vulnerable situations, viewers are welcomed into spaces of reflection where sadness, anger, and numbed familiarity intersect. Too often, the lives of non-human bodies (animals, plants, minerals) are overlooked, and I seek to elevate them to a level of mournability and recognition typically afforded only to humans. Through memory works shaped by the realities of the Anthropocene and through the lens of bird-strike victims, these installations become shared sites for collective ecological grieving. Rooted in the Maine community, my practice embodies slow, attentive modes of making that honor the living networks that surround us, believing these quiet gestures to be powerful acts of empathy. The memorial highlights the spiritual dimensions of ecological grief and care, inviting viewers to bear witness and confront both the violence, tenderness, and loss that are present in our interspecies connection. In doing so, it creates a space where viewers can reimagine an empathetic relationship with non-humans and the natural world.

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