Sanctuaries utilizes ethnographic research, creative empathy, and placemaking as a way of making the artistic process more than just a product: it creates a living relationship system around the art. The project focuses on the nuances of creatives, placing ultimate value on the individual and the intimacy of their sacred space, rather than indulging in homogenized narratives regarding their practice. The first volume of paintings authentically represents each sanctuary through paintings using symbolism and surrealism to morph architecture and nature to reflect the relationship of person and environment.
Space, both built and natural has a profound impact on our lives. Our ability to understand, observe, manipulate, and respond to it can change the way that we live, act, and treat others around us.
