The Styrene Fantastic is a physical exploration of the mountains of styrofoam that are both a by-product and a symptom of consumer culture. In different performances in all kinds of locations, dancers wear clothing constructed of large styrofoam-filled blobs. They collaborate with their costumes, adapting their activities and postures to them in an attempt to make the best of a ubiquitous material with little use and an endless future.
The central idea in my work is that function is excessive while frivolity is essential. I make sculptures and performances that use found materials to explore this idea in the context of the urban landscape.
