Totems of the Anthropocene and Meditations of Earthly Materials and Temperatures are sculptural examinations on petroleum products functioning as the embodiment of trauma. Through geologic time and millions of years of Earthly compression to being violently extracted, processed, burned and recklessly disposed, these materials exist on a timeline of perpetual harm well into the future,
I employ cultural signifiers that speak to my upbringing on Northern lands within the context of colonialism and the delusion of white supremacy.