Using mixed reality as a framework, Fraught Imaginaries (2022—present) is an ongoing multi-disciplinary body of work centering on liberatory practices of play, which seek to disarm the architectures and systems of control within the prison industrial complex. This world-building project takes shape through my first hand investigation of the prison industrial supply chain and through personal relationships I have built with incarcerated individuals inside New York State Juvenile facilities—namely the Columbia and Brookwood Secure centers—and with adults at the Shawangunk Correctional Facility.
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I-Spy
defunct security camera, resin, goggly eye, plushie fabric, Elmers glue
ø: 4.0 x H: 3.2" / ø: 100.4 x H: 82.4 mm
3.2” (L) x 3.2” (W) x 3.5”(H)
2024
defunct security camera, resin, goggly eye, plushie fabric, Elmers glue
ø: 4.0 x H: 3.2" / ø: 100.4 x H: 82.4 mm
3.2” (L) x 3.2” (W) x 3.5”(H)
2024
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Soapy
industrial soap dispenser, stickers, hd tv monitor, media player, electrical components
1 minute looping video
5.75” (L) x 5.25” (W) x 11.25”(H)
2023
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Contraband Bag_2
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
12”(L) x 9”(W) x 3”(H)
2021
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
12”(L) x 9”(W) x 3”(H)
2021
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Cinderblock_3
#2 pencils, Elmers school glue
16” (L) x 8” (W) x 8” (H)
2023
#2 pencils, Elmers school glue
16” (L) x 8” (W) x 8” (H)
2023
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Real Metal Cuffs
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
11”(L) x 5.25” (W) x 11”(H)
2023
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First Keys
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil, shrink wrap
7”(L) x 1.5” (W) x 5”(H)
2024
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil, shrink wrap
7”(L) x 1.5” (W) x 5”(H)
2024
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Bubble Puddle
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
8.7” (W) x 24.8” (H)
2023
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
8.7” (W) x 24.8” (H)
2023
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Oh Yeah!?
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
24oz bottle
2023
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
24oz bottle
2023
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JL Marcus Commisary Catalog
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
14.5”(L) x 17.5”(H)
2023
paper mâché, kozo-shi paper, colored pencil
14.5”(L) x 17.5”(H)
2023
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A View Outside
graphite on paper
12” x 18”
2022
graphite on paper
12” x 18”
2022
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Cinderblock_2
cement, books, paper mâché, colored pencil
16” (L) x 8” (W) x 8” (H)
2023
The books are recommended reading from the Columbia Collective.
cement, books, paper mâché, colored pencil
16” (L) x 8” (W) x 8” (H)
2023
The books are recommended reading from the Columbia Collective.
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Contraband Bag_4
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
13”(L) 14” (W) x 14” (H)
2023
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
13”(L) 14” (W) x 14” (H)
2023
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Cinderblock_3
#2 pencils, Elmers school glue
16” (L) x 8” (W) x 8” (H)
2023
#2 pencils, Elmers school glue
16” (L) x 8” (W) x 8” (H)
2023
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Contraband Bag_6
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
7.5”(L) x 4”(W) x 8.5”(H)
2023
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
7.5”(L) x 4”(W) x 8.5”(H)
2023
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Contraband Bag_5
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
18”(L) x 14”(W) x 6.75”(H)
2023
clear bag, resin, contraband objects at the Columbia Secure Center for Girls
18”(L) x 14”(W) x 6.75”(H)
2023
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