project/kria (2004) is the performance and documentation of my thoughts and dreams after a traumatic highway incident. While driving on the highway, a piece of road debris was flung off the pavement by a passing truck, and rushed through my windshield. It lodged on my dashboard, only inches away from my body. Composed, but in shock, the left side of my body went numb in preparation for the invasion of a metal object.  While I was able to walk away with only one small scratch, the incident had a major impact on me.  In fact, because I was able to just brush off the glass, repair my windshield and walk away, it was a very eerie experience.  Afterwards, my life went on as "normal."  I went to work, saw friends and family and yet I had visions that repeatedly invaded my thoughts and dreams.

The images in this series are these visions.  My body is lifeless, yet there is life around me. I combine death rituals from various traditions as a statement that they are all the same at their core.  Their purpose is to aid the dead in their transition and soothe the living in their adjustment to life without the deceased.  Enacting the ritual and creating the physical interpretation of my visions played an important role is the restoration of my being.

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