About "I Grew Up in a Haunted House with Ghosts I Raised Myself"

This exhibition was developed around the philosophical mind-body problem, looking specifically at the embodiment of an abstract mind in a material body. I wanted to look at the body as a sort of home.

The materials used were largely domestic, born from this theme and COVID-19 home studio production. Specifically, paintings were made with hardware store house paint on canvas, and the sculptures were built with a combination of hardware store materials (sprinkler tubing, wire) and household items (dryer sheets, Halloween decor flies).

Largely, this exhibition explores the idea that the body is not always a decent home for the mind. Sometimes, critical failure on the part of the body or the part of the mind make the physical space uninhabitable. Additionally, the existence of a material body allows for physical contact, and creates a sort of metaphysical permeability between bodies, considering the impact people can have on one another.