Non-places, a series of imagistic objects, question the nature of significance and the definition of place as an attribute assigned by humans. By employing a variety of modes and mediums these works soften the boundaries between artistic disciplines of painting, sculpture, printmaking, and photography. These pieces inhabit the same physical space as the viewer, presenting an alternate understanding of them as paintings. Historically painting is viewed as a mechanism for viewing the world either as a mirror or a window that addresses reality. Here, the emphasis on the relationship between signifier and signified challenges the historical narrative of painting. The cubes question the difference between what is shown and what is denoted as it relates to the definition of space and place.

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