This body of work analyzes mutation, through concepts of the organic and the synthetic world. I explored the significance and microscopic details of cells. A single cell can spread mutation through unity and division. Once this mutation arrives to the blood stream it can spread throughout the entire body. My work conceals this disturbance beneath a layer of idealized innocence in the tonality of colors. This piece conveys the contrasting emotions of tranquility and chaos.
Environmental carcinogens cause 80-90% of cancer diagnosis and death in the United States. By installing these visual representations of mutated cells to the walls, I bring attention to the process of mutation.
My work also involves the investigation of the consumption of carcinogens, and the way they are accepted within society. By warping the canvas into irregular cellular shapes I bring this invasion of small cellular forms into our physical and visual world.