EXSOTERIA, 2024

MFA Thesis Show
Virginia Commonwealth University, Sculpture & Extended Media Department;
The Anderson gallery, Richmond, VA;
Curator: Chase  Westfall; Curator assistant: Monica Kinsey;





           Behold my eyes which

                                  I left by this spill

                                              Spilled Land

                                                  Spiel extravagantly

                        Without
   
                        A present to be seen





Photo: David Hale

Installation view - windows; Dimensions: 25x10’; The wall and windows were built for the show, changing the architecture of the space and sight;
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: David Hale
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: David Hale
Photo: David Hale
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: David Hale
Photo: Fanxi Sun
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Installation view - room I & II;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Object #1; Dimensions: 7x7x5”; Glass, Steel, wood, glass marbles, cast epoxy, and dry Mullen;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Object #2; Dimensions: 18x7x10”; Wood, rubber, sand paper, resin 3D print, steel, and a lens;
Object #2 (detail);
Photo: David Hale

Installation view - room I; Video: Spilled Land (9:30 minutes);
Photo: David Hale

Object #3; A rope, epoxy, and sewing pins;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Installation view - room I;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Object #4; Dimensions: 38x23x7”; Cast glass; 180 pounds;
Object #4 (detail)
Object #3;
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: David Hale

Installation view - room II;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Installation view - room II; Plane dimensions: 20X8X4’; Plywood, suction cups, sand, plaster, epoxy resin, cement, glass, 3D prints, steel, submersible water pump, water, pond liner, a Coke cap, silicone, and a lighting reflector;
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: Fanxi Sun

Installation view - room II; Boat’s dimensions: 6x2.5x5.5’; Wood, foam, military tent poles, sewing thread, zip locks, and a rock;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Untitled; Dimensions: 16x9x1.5’; plywood CNC cut;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Still life; Dimensions: 16x11x5”; A rabbit skull,  a Sweetgum ball, a rock, plaster, epoxy, a painting roller, and a plastic Mochi package;
Photo: David Hale

Installation view - fountain; Dimensions: 10x13x8’; Water, pond liner, submersible water pumps, tubing, extension cords, working lights, MDF CNC cut, wood, steel, plaster, sand, fabric, aluminum, foam, epoxy, wax, cement, silicone, Bondo filler, glass, 3D prints, rocks, a TV monitor, a SIM card package, a rabbit skull, a painting roller, a plastic Mochi package, two Kit Kat wraps, and an eyelasher.
Shard Island, 2024; 20 minutes video displayed on a TV screen;
Photo: David Hale

TV monitor, and glass
Photo: David Hale

Installation view - room II;
Photo: Johnny Fogg

Installation view - fountain;
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: Johnny Fogg
Photo: David Hale
Photo: David Hale

Tarp; Dimensions: 9x 8x1.4’ (including the ropes); Fabric, epoxy resin, masking tape, ropes, steel, sewing thread, and rocks;
Stills from the video Spilled Land;






Stills from the video Spilled Land;
Exhibition video documentation; 7:30 minutes;
Spilled Land, 2024; 9:30 minutes;
Shard Island, 2024; 20 minutes; When watching this video you should lay your device on its back on the ground. Do not hold the device in your hands.