Blending Images

With these images I try to evoke a dream-like state and achieve what seems like apparent randomness. I aim to create work that is not bound by a predetermined layout. The photographs are meant to reflect images in my subconscious.

Microscopic Images

I have been fascinated by the popular idea that there is a cosmic geometry to all things, down to the microscopic. Pursuing this idea in my work, I set up several microscopes and began photographing a variety of objects. I continued to refine my photographic approach to bring out the maximum detail in this light. These images suggest the monumental dimension of the universe.

Myself In Other Times

I took the following photographs over a 23-year period. The images of myself were taken in a single day after this span and digitally integrated into the photos. The series represents an exploration of memory.

Photographic Images In Solution

Photographs from the past taken by family members and myself preserved in solution. As light shines through the solution, the images appear three dimensional, enhancing the humanity of the work. The images chosen reflect sombre contemplation, moments temporarily captured but quickly lost.

Video Sculptures

These sculptures integrate light, movement and video clips to display memories via an unorthodox viewing mechanism. The video clips used were created to match the specific sculptures in which they are housed. The sculptures themselves often are intended for display within unique installations.

Wax Photographs

Photographs adhered to wood blocks using beeswax. A unique visual outcome is achieved with each photo by scraping the encasing wax to varying degrees. The scraped wax creates a veiled effect, causing the photographs - many of lost family or collected during my lifetime - to appear as distant memories almost beyond reach.

Ink Drawings

Intricately penned lines interweaving. The images come from a time in my childhood when no pictures were taken to photographically capture events. I have tapped into my memory to recreate images from that time, working to explore and better understand what the period meant to me.

Landscape Oil Paintings

Oil on veneer. While strongly suggesting landscapes, there is an intentional abstraction to the work. This abstraction is meant to allow the viewer's mind to wonder, contemplating what exactly the image represents. The brushwork is spontaneous; each painting is started and completed in a single sitting.

Multi-Panel Work

Composed of 28 wooden panels in pairs, each panel a snapshot of a dreamscape where human figures interact in a forest of surreal forms. The panels were executed over the course of a year by simply moving the brush around until images emerged from my subconscious.

From The Sketchbook

These pen and ink drawings are compilations of images taken from sketchbooks I have filled over many years. I unite various images into an overall design to connect the dots that represent my various works.

Photographs in Metal

Family portraits printed on aluminum then covered with textured glass and plastic to mute the photographs. These images memorialize family members lost along with the 30,000 killed in a massive earthquake in Chillan, Chile in 1939. This series also speaks to how their passing affected my life as a Chilean artist living in New York City.