My Religion of Uncertainty

My work comes from an ongoing series titled My Religion of Uncertainty, which addresses ideas about the eternal and the untouchable. This series expresses my many uncertainties in regards to religion, morality, and different... [ view full abstract ]

My work comes from an ongoing series titled My Religion of Uncertainty, which addresses ideas about the eternal and the untouchable. This series expresses my many uncertainties in regards to religion, morality, and different cultural perceptions of the afterlife, and also to call into question dogmatic theology. The use of absurd realism and allegory in these works interpret these personal reflections so that they can be observed and understood by a wider audience. 

The realism creates a space where the intangible can exist, and, from there, characters and objects reveal the narrative. The humorous, or absurd quality to these narratives allows each piece to be more approachable, despite the serious existential questions being addressed. However, with this comedic aspect comes a sense of irreverence, or even indifference to the entire discussion, calling into question our attempts to understand concepts like God and the afterlife. Although the meaning of each work varies, they raise similar questions about the application of religion, mythology, spirituality, etc. in the real world. These questions are not ones with easy answers, and the work doesn’t attempt to give any. My art simply asks the questions we all have lurking in the back of our minds.