There Is No Conflict
Wearing crude, hand-made costumes , I stage in-studio performances of myself dressed as the adversaries Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. I use video compositing and drawing to combine the two costumed versions of myself. Each work in the series is entitled with a line of dialogue expressing fear or anxiety from the Star Wars films.

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Noooooooooooo!, 2018, graphite on paper, 44 x 30.25 inches

Don’t Make Me Destroy You, 2020, graphite on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches

Don’t Make Me Destroy You, 2020, graphite on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches

Don’t Make Me Destroy You (detail)

Don’t Make Me Destroy You (detail)

You'll Find I'm Full of Surprises, 2018, graphite on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches

You'll Find I'm Full of Surprises, 2018, graphite on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches

You'll Find I'm Full of Surprises (detail)

You'll Find I'm Full of Surprises (detail)

Hands, 2018, graphite on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches

Hands, 2018, graphite on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches

Hands (detail)

Hands (detail)

Your Thoughts Betray You (1), 2018, graphite and charcoal on paper, 36 x 36 inches

Your Thoughts Betray You (1), 2018, graphite and charcoal on paper, 36 x 36 inches

Your Thoughts Betray You (2), 2018, charcoal on paper, 36 x 36 inches

Your Thoughts Betray You (2), 2018, charcoal on paper, 36 x 36 inches

These drawings can be exhibited alongside related video works.

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