Before The Dust Were Stories Pigmented minerals 8″ X 36″ X 15″ 2019
Before The Dust, Were Stories is a body of work that explores deep time, erosion, and the intersections of scientific process and art-making. Through collecting and processing mineral samples, the work seeks to develop deeper understandings of these materials and their transformations. The work stems from the question— how do we know the things we know?