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On Relationships

My first permanent public artwork will be installed in metropolitan Columbus in Dublin, Ohio! It was inspired by the pains of our age, particularly isolation and self-absorption. Let us direct our attention to our relations with others, pop out of our self-annihilating vortexes, and consider the wide range of emotions that come along with feeling connected or disconnected. Seeing other people's struggles and confusions has always given me consolation and courage to face my own.

In May 2026, I created a quick participatory installation at the Dublin branch library. It included a 10-minute video loop of handwritten reflections on relationships from past public installations, and a writing table to anonymously submit your own. Hundreds of people shared their anxieties, hopes, horrors, and pleasures around relationships, and I embedded these reflections into the final work (rendering below). The title of the artwork is "Hexagram 48 (Holding Together)" and was inspired by the I Ching and the natural forces at the heart of this area. To be installed Summer 2027.

Custom table by Tom Culp, Rulaco. Supported by Dublin Arts Council, Dublin's Public Art Board, Crawford Hoying, and Dublin Branch Columbus Metropolitan Library.