Still from film: Disruption: Tactics

As an interdisciplinary artist, I aim to examine the ways in which humankind has disrupted and intervened in ecosystems across North America. With specific insight into the hunting industry here in the United States; I investigate how marginalized groups such as queer people are intervening and disrupting heteronormative white male-dominated spaces. Using my experiences within the hunting community and through my own queer identity, I aim to amplify the "queer hunter". Pockets such as this of the queer community bring niche and underrepresented people together and I hope my practice can elevate this specified group. 

Furthermore my practice examines the intersections of rural identity and queerness, exploring how these elements coexist, conflict, and ultimately shape a sense of self and place. As a queer artist who grew up on a rural farm in Texas, my work engages with materials and techniques tied to agrarian life, such as leatherworking, taxidermy, and woodworking. These materials serve as both medium and metaphor, questioning traditional notions of rural craftsmanship and its relationship to identity. By merging personal narratives with broader historical and cultural contexts, I create works that reflect the complexities of memory, survival, and belonging. My installations often evoke a dialogue between past and present, weaving folklore and hidden histories with contemporary concerns. In doing so, I invite viewers to reconsider preconceived notions of rural life, queerness, and the tensions that arise at their intersection.

Still from film: Disruption: Tactics