Embodied Infrastructure investigates relational intelligence of the natural world, with particular attention to how trees physically adapt to human-made structures. This ongoing series of wall-bound ceramic works feature images of edaphoecotropism, or the propensity of living tree tissue to engulf surrounding infrastructure.

The glaze-based images in this ceramic series were created from scans from CMYK risograph prints derived from disposable film photos taken around NYC.

The cyclical entanglement between the trees and infrastructure suggests both adaptation and refusal. I'm curious how we might see ourselves and our own lived experiences mimicked in surrounding complex ecosystems. During this time, when it’s critical to resist systemic barriers that limit bodily autonomy, how can we find energy and power from witnessing embodied intelligence growing around us?