I am interested in cataloging the complexities of emotional interiority and actualizing the invisible and material trespasses of the self. I explore acts of retrieval, disruption, and amendment, finding that we leave distinct traces of ourselves and our actions on the objects and environments around us. In my attempts to grasp interiority, I frequent an imagined space. This environment is depicted in drawings dense with obscure forms and beings. These scenes magnify and abstract an individual thought or sensation, delivering an unyielding thicket of emotion and matter. Containing tens of layers of black ink, the thin fine marks create a physical weight, with forms shifting from positive to negative space, and moving through various stages of abstraction.

In my work I’ve considered certain aspects of archeological excavation: the disruption of the ground, the displacement of the artifact, and the loss of bodily autonomy after death. I see excavation as an embodiment of our societal tendencies of curiosity, intrusion, and violence. I utilize the ground as a metaphor for the self: a surface that is ruptured both tragically and inevitably. I study the self as an etched stone, showing every mark and memory. 

I’ve explore and excavated this imagined space by creating my own artifacts. Forms that appear in drawings or sketches have been realized as sculptures made from paper, plaster, or clay. I’ve repeatedly casted, copied, or recreated previous sculptures in new media. These forms appear calcified, forged, and fossilized as they are translated across materials, reflecting the distortion of time and use. These personal relics are photographed on film as they evolve: in process, staged as still-lives, and in natural environments. My work studies the compulsion to dig, unearth, and obtain what lies beneath the surface. 

I received my BFA in Studio Art from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and I live and work in Brooklyn, New York

Contact:  galileepeaches@gmail.com