Everything's Ephemeral

temporary acrylic and mixed media painting on wall, 2012, 380 x 210cm

This painting installation changed as the project took place. It was created on the wall of the studio space in Vermont Studio Center. It is painted in acrylic to reflect the idea that plastic may last for a long time in our environment, but it will not last long if petroleum production ceases.

Everything's Ephemeral

temporary acrylic and mixed media painting on wall, 2012, 380 x 210cm

This painting installation changed as the project took place. It was created on the wall of the studio space in Vermont Studio Center. It is painted in acrylic to reflect the idea that plastic may last for a long time in our environment, but it will not last long if petroleum production ceases.

Everything's Ephemeral

temporary acrylic and mixed media painting on wall, 2012, 380 x 210cm

This painting installation changed as the project took place. It was created on the wall of the studio space in Vermont Studio Center. It is painted in acrylic to reflect the idea that plastic may last for a long time in our environment, but it will not last long if petroleum production ceases.

Everything's Ephemeral

temporary acrylic and mixed media painting on wall, 2012, 380 x 210cm

This painting installation changed as the project took place. It was created on the wall of the studio space in Vermont Studio Center. It is painted in acrylic to reflect the idea that plastic may last for a long time in our environment, but it will not last long if petroleum production ceases.

Everything's Ephemeral

temporary acrylic and mixed media painting on wall, 2012, 380 x 210cm

This painting installation changed as the project took place. It was created on the wall of the studio space in Vermont Studio Center. It is painted in acrylic to reflect the idea that plastic may last for a long time in our environment, but it will not last long if petroleum production ceases.

Everything's Ephemeral

temporary acrylic and mixed media painting on wall, 2012, 380 x 210cm

This painting installation changed as the project took place. It was created on the wall of the studio space in Vermont Studio Center. It is painted in acrylic to reflect the idea that plastic may last for a long time in our environment, but it will not last long if petroleum production ceases.

polyethyleneonme

Acrylic on paper 2012, 74 x 74cm

A painting in acrylic (plastic media) based on the idea of plastic as a pervasive substance in 21st Century places.

Poly(e)th(yl)ene

Acrylic on paper 2012, 62 x 41cm (longest edge)

This work is a painting about the maleable and universal nature of plastic, using a plastic medium to form an image of its most pervasive form: a bag.

Linear

Acrylic on paper 2012, 73 x 70cm

A painting on paper observing the complication of energy use, harking back to the surge that caused the blackout in the east coast of America in the early 2000s.

Steady Current

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy. This two-sided painting piece deals dually with the chaos that drives energy production and the role of crude oil in this process and a quiet reflection on what we may see of energy in an everyday context.

Steady Current

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy.

This two-sided painting piece deals dually with the chaos that drives energy production and the role of crude oil in this process and a quiet reflection on what we may see of energy in an everyday context.

The Feed In

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy.

This work focuses more on energy production and distribution in Vermont, where the project began. It makes reference to anaerobic digesters, crude oil manufacture and a split in energy production values.

The Feed In

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy.

This work focuses more on energy production and distribution in Vermont, where the project began. It makes reference to anaerobic digesters, crude oil manufacture and a split in energy production values.

The Feed In

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy.

This work focuses more on energy production and distribution in Vermont, where the project began. It makes reference to anaerobic digesters, crude oil manufacture and a split in energy production values.

Took A Drive To The Sprawl

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy.

This was the first in a series of sculptural pieces made with acrylic paint on plexiglass sheet showing two sides to an image. One side shows an urban-heavy industrial energy landscape, while the other side shows a suburban area - the growth of suburbia is often cited as one of the key factors in the rise of the motor industry.

Took A Drive To The Sprawl

Acrylic on Plexiglass 2012, 30 x 28 x .5cm

Following earlier works in this series that used some other media (paper, wall), this work and other that followed use plastic as the only medium. This piece deals with inflections in energy production and the idea that nothing is guaranteed in our systems of energy.

This was the first in a series of sculptural pieces made with acrylic paint on plexiglass sheet showing two sides to an image. One side shows an urban-heavy industrial energy landscape, while the other side shows a suburban area - the growth of suburbia is often cited as one of the key factors in the rise of the motor industry.

Flying to Suburbia

Digital Print on Silk Paper 2012, 15 x 20cm

A digital piece dealing with the idea of road construction and the mock eternity that is \ suggested by a petroleum-based way of life.

Exhibited at Little Green Gallery, Dublin, 2013, as part of the OFFSET Festival, 2013.

Running on Empty

Digital print on silk paper 2012, 25 x 16.5cm

This work is based on the idea of peak oil and the future of landscapes due to changing practices in energy production and consumption.

Exhibited at Little Green Gallery, Dublin, 2013, as part of the OFFSET Festival, 2013.

Out By Hubbert's Peak<

Digital collage on silk paper 2012, 20 x 15cm

This artwork looks at the idea of renewable energy processes emerging after peak oil has passed.

Exhibited at Little Green Gallery, Dublin, 2013, as part of the OFFSET Festival, 2013.