Inner Species is another study in the use of soft, expandable material-based molds similar to A Dreams Subconscious series. Inner Species plays off the art concept of casting the negative space in or around a form as notable works by Bruce Nauman and Antony Gormley demonstrate. Where as their works on a level dealt with this volume of space that is either taken up or displaced by an object, my casts attempt to show a truer form or identity that is inside us. I want to literally show what is beneath the surface and what is hidden behind the façade that we all project to some degree. Maybe an inner casting of ourselves could be read like tea leaves showing the identity of our nature. How does the cast material take to this form? How does gravity react to the forms need to bend in a particular direction? Are these characteristics manifestations of the forms subconscious state and center of being?

01 Gravity of Dreams Series /// The Pig Inside /// 2003 /// 6″ x 5″ x 8″ /// plaster, paint, stuffed animal parts
02 Gravity of Dreams Series /// The Dog Inside /// 2003 /// 7.5″ x 9″ x 8″ /// plaster, paint, stuffed animal parts
03 Gravity of Dreams Series /// The Walrus Inside /// 2003 /// 4″ x 5″ x 8″ /// plaster, paint, stuffed animal parts
04 Gravity of Dreams Series /// The Rabbit Inside /// 2003 /// 6″ x 5″ x 9″ /// plaster, paint, stuffed animal parts
05 Gravity of Dreams Series /// Patience, Punishment, a Bear in Waiting /// 2003 /// 20″ x 12″ x 16″ /// plaster, paint, stuffed animal parts, blue bucket