Susan Spiritus Gallery
The Anthropocene Epoch is a conceptual photography project rooted in observation, grief, and a belief in the possibility of regeneration. I stage ephemeral interventions in the landscape using handmade paper-mâché globes and other crafted materials. These sculptural forms act as metaphors for our Earth—some pristine and spherical, others cracked or collapsing—each a reflection of our planet’s precarious state. The globes are collaged with fragments of maps: roads, highways, bodies of water, and patches of green space. These cartographic layers speak to human influence and ecological imbalance, creating a visual language of disruption and complexity.
By placing these symbolic objects into tidelands, forest clearings, and meadows, I aim to create quiet, poetic moments that ask viewers to consider both the damage we’ve inflicted and the capacity for renewal. These interventions are intentionally impermanent or unstable —vulnerable to wind, rain, and tide—mirroring the fragile ecosystems they inhabit.
This work is also deeply personal. In the wake of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, half of my community was destroyed. While our home still stands, we have been displaced for over a year due to smoke damage. Living through this climate-induced disaster transformed my understanding of environmental loss from an abstract concern to an immediate, lived reality. It reinforced a sense of urgency—and responsibility—in how I engage with the natural world as both an artist and a witness.