Dharma Index (red)

Referencing syncretic transformation through spiritual, physical and cultural migration, Hindu-Moghul patterns are silkscreened on cropped mosque floor plans from the Islamic diaspora. The mosque plans are drawn from a wide range of both Muslim and non-Muslim countries: China, Yemen, India, Somalia, India, Thailand, the United States, Europe, etc. They range in age from ancient to contemporary. Click below each image for a list of mosques.

Dharma Index (Red) Click to see list of mosques

Dharma Index (Pink)

Dharma Index (Pink) click to see list of mosques

Famous Ornament

Created while in residence at Youkubo Art Center, Tokyo, Famous Ornament examines the cultural exploitation of plants by nations and illuminates conflicting, inspirational and nefarious narratives embodied within Buddhism and Western colonialism. 42 fragments of Victorian botanical prints are juxtaposed with photographs of Japanese sakura: cherry blossoms: real, artificial and pop. 

Victorian botanical drawings celebrate discoveries of new medicinal plants, as well as imperial documentations of exotic trophy specimens “captured” for export to Europe through military colonialism. In Japan the transience of sakura endure as a Buddhist metaphor for ephemeral life. In contrast, sakura painted on the sides of the bomber planes during World War II inspired pilots to “bloom as flowers of death”.

Famous Ornament

Youkubo Gallery, Tokyo