Mutual Life of the Universe

I chose the gecko for this piece on camouflage and adaptation because it took years after I moved south to actually see one of these creatures. I began to see them everywhere and photographically recorded their many looks. One of my photographs inspired this work, which addresses borders and boundaries, and similarities and differences. It raises the question: where does the Other end and I begin? Plant becomes animal, animal becomes plant, each engaged in a process of change. In a time when difference is vilified, this work reminds us that we are all made of the same clay, living in the same world, offering a glimpse of insight into the interconnectedness of the universe.