In the Forest

I tend to think of these little dioramas as scenes from the (imagined) films in my head.

I enjoy these pieces because they provide a context for the characters that I’ve made, rather than stranding them alone on a pedestal.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.