Structural Dichotomy
Structural Dichotomy was a collaborative project between myself and contemporary jeweler René Lee Henry. It was installed in the Box 13 Art Space WindowBOX in 2023.
While we are both interested in architecture and its intersection with nature, our interests differ: René is inspired by abandoned construction, while I lean towards new construction. This dichotomy present in our work and interests reflects Houston’s landscape which is derelict, crumbling and overgrown but also brand-spanking-new, clean, and manicured.
Structural Dichotomy embraces these dichotomies of Houston’s fabricated environment, offering parallels between abandoned and claimed, natural and synthetic, stable and decayed, and strength and fragility.
In this installation, we take an active part in the re-shaping of an environment, recognizing their roles in the shaping of Houston’s environment. We highlight the inherent tension of human intervention in the natural world, encouraging contemplation about what assumptions are made about our intertwined but rarely incongruous futures.
