Each organism on this planet is equipped with specific defensive adaptations. These exist as behaviors they exhibit and their morphological characteristics. While exploring traits like camouflage, multiple limbs, and telescopic eyes I recognized the parallels between my own defensive strategies. When faced with extreme conditions a species must evolve to survive. In different social situations I must adapt my skills to overcome the situation. These outcomes are reflective of the evolutionary differences between organisms. Whether it is a soft squishy body that floats in zero gravity or mucus that resists acid I use specific traits to signify how each situation is different.
This work is a catalog of events in my life and the different mechanisms employed to overcome the situation. It is a series of specimens that showcases behaviors and characteristics that I have portrayed in the past. Using reference from marine biology I am recombining the forms to create organisms that would thrive in the single moment of time that I am cataloging. These moments are often extreme and I am often required to act quickly. I use the idea of this extreme environment and the adaptations to survive in them to depict my emotional and behavioral state during the time that I am creating each piece.
This work is a catalog of events in my life and the different mechanisms employed to overcome the situation. It is a series of specimens that showcases behaviors and characteristics that I have portrayed in the past. Using reference from marine biology I am recombining the forms to create organisms that would thrive in the single moment of time that I am cataloging. These moments are often extreme and I am often required to act quickly. I use the idea of this extreme environment and the adaptations to survive in them to depict my emotional and behavioral state during the time that I am creating each piece.
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Open Clam
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Monitor Hours End at Ten
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We Had Dinner Plans at Eight
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Clouded Thoughts
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Put on a Smile
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Focus At the Detail
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Flip Flop Feelings
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