Driftwood

Changes in environment, man-made productivity and hybrid adaptability govern and manipulate interactions within and without natural space. Driftwood merges the physical flow of water into the material form of wood to provide a visual interplay, an interaction that signifies resistance, compromise and conformity. The conceptual realm explores our relationship with the environment, our impact on space and its impact on us.

The juxtaposition of free-flowing medium absorbed and solidified over time within the surface of the wood is a documentation of process as well as physics. Etched with shapes forming borders, the use of geometry is not simply a surface design but a demonstration of purpose and adherence. In Driftwood the pattern becomes a tool, leading the liquid, a method which contends against the natural inclination for liquid to seep into and stain the material.