above: One Word, 2015 (installation detail), synthetic polymer paint, wood, plexiglass pins, journal, netting, plexiglass signage, plastic table, 11' x 18' x 2' (studio dimensions) 
Installed at Erector Square, New Haven, CT 2015.

*Distributed plexiglass pins were ​plotted. Final dimensions:
928 miles high (between the northern and southern coordinates) x 4370 miles wide (between the eastern and western coordinates).
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“One Word” uses repurposed plexiglass signage. The letters were collected over a 9 month period from discarded commercial signage. Although the final composition appears to be one continuous word, it is made from 6 separate signs. The letterforms are attached to an interior studio wall, and continues into an exterior hallway, as well as an additional building in the complex. The work is a study on the flow and pervasive use of plastic material in our culture.
In addition, this installation explores how art can pierce established norms, moving us beyond our passive observer status. A question is proposed to the visitor. Would an individual consider wearing part of a piece of this installation, in the form of a plexiglass pin? The work invites the viewers to participate in entering a relationship by wearing a plastic fragment pin. It also asks the viewer to be a kinetic and conscious participant. How far does the plastic travel, and where will it ultimately be discarded. “One Word” also plays with the idea of art’s physical and limited dimensions. What happens when the gallery viewer walks away with part of the installation? How large does the installation become? It extends the meaning of “variable” when artists define the size of their creations. The work considers the elements of play, accident, releasing control of form, and the connections to place and displace. 
 
*The title “One Word” was inspired by a line from the 1967 film “The Graduate.” Dustin Hoffman’s character Benjamin is confronted by Mr McGuire at a pool party. McGuire asks Benjamin, “just one word.” When Benjamin fails to guess the word, McGuire utters “PLASTICS”.

One Word, synthetic polymer paint, wood, plexiglass pins, journal, netting, plexiglass signage, plastic table.
Installation views, HVCCA, Peekskill, NY, Feb-Dec, 2016. 356 plexiglass pins were ​distributed and their destinations were plotted. Final dimensions: 6,289 miles high (between the northern and southern coordinates) x 10,612 miles wide (between the eastern and western coordinates) x 1.048 deep.
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