Prophecies is a series of collages made from printed posters of my photographs, glued to polystyrene (Styrofoam) boards. Each poster is overlaid with a clear, reflective plastic sheet, secured with brown parcel tape; I draw in oil pastel on the surface of the plastic. The series takes its cue from advertising boxes in public space—posters sealed beneath transparent covers yet regularly scored with graffiti and scratches. Standing before these pieces, you see your reflection mingling with the images and marks, producing layered, sometimes contradictory messages. Protection and violation, display and defacement, and the picture and the mirroring image caused by the reflection are held in tension, turning everyday street furniture into a model for reading the present.
