Circumstance
2010
Pastel and graphite on paper
24" x 18"
This drawing tells an ambiguous story. A list of four-letter words is positioned inside an orange equilateral triangle, reminscent of a roadside hazard-warning triangle. The words evolve sequentially, creating a loose narrative of security and insecurity, ascent and descent, safety and danger.
The list of words begins with "loss." The words proceed to change by one letter, beginning with the last letter and moving backwards. By this method, "loss" yields "sift."
After "sift," the pattern reverses. The first letter changes, then the second. After two iterations, "sift" becomes "raft."
Following "raft," two alternate endings are presented. "Raft" leads to "safe" and "rape," alluding to either the preservation or violation of the protagonist.