My work is currently on exhibit with U.K.'s Fermynwoods Contemporary Art (FCA) as part of an international call juried by George Barber and Matt Davenport. Open Online Two features works by 9 artists who have created sound-based work through a range of multi-disciplinary methods, exploring diverse themes. I am one of two artists representing the U.S. with other participants from the U.K., Canada, and Germany.
The work selected was an audio-only modification of the remix World Water Shortage vs Golf Course Consumption which I made back in 2010. The work recontextualises a wide array of appropriated audio samples from pop culture to create an environmental message regarding worldwide water shortage in the face of the rampant golf course industry (especially in Calif., U.S.). It juxtaposes the difference in the way water is discussed in the news vs mainstream media commercials, and treats each cut as a continual conceptual stream across a variety of media dissemination platforms. The resulting critical yet humorous narrative ultimately promotes the utilization of water in a more judicious sense and stands against maneuvers to convert this critical world resource into a profitable commodity.
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