artist statement

The constant bombardment of extraordinary and unreliable information creates a fog of understanding in the world that makes it difficult and exhausting to stay informed. The effect on society is complacency or reactionary behavior because the ability to contemplate is overwhelmed. My work explores subject matter that popular culture has become numb to. I am in search of the lost familiar.

Glitch offers a break in the fog. This break forces those effected by the glitch to see one or more landmarks in reality, events, or complexities that would otherwise be covered by the fog. Abjection, as a source for glitch, offers an opportunity by going beyond the expected and into territory so unacceptable to society that it causes a moment of clarity. Abjection gives us a chance to consider what we do value and shows us what we have decided to leave out of our moral equation to help simplify our life so we may live.

Experiencing such a fracture can be a lot to absorb, so after disruption my work offers space for contemplation. I use physical representations of time such as decay, growth, and geology, as a way to create greater perspective within the disruption which allows for consideration of the complex world, we live in.

Through a range of mediums, including ceramics and video I engage with individual and collective entanglement, critique human behavior, and promote personal responsibility and compassion. The ceramic vessel has been a common format in my practice. More recently, I am exploring the potential of sculpture, space, and video. What remains consistent in my work is a use of narrative across surface and form. Whether it's carved imagery or monumental sculpture, I place singular objects together to create conversation and relationships through proximity. The space allowed by proximity gives the viewer room to layer their own experiences and conceptions with my work.

By Lukas Easton