A Greater Awareness of Awareness (Paintings) 2025

The series “A Greater Awareness of Awareness” explores themes of surveillance and its growing presence in our daily lives. Using the visual language of spreadsheets, local maps, and Google Street View information, the series reminds the viewer how accessible surveillance, information-gathering, and information-curating technologies have become to the average person. While Google Street View has visited each area multiple times, only one time was chosen for each piece, prompting the viewer to ask why this image was chosen and what purpose it serves. In each piece, the Bennington Monument has been replaced by the Washington Monument, a reminder of the current administration’s aims to collect as much data as possible, curate it, and use it for their benefit.

View of the Monument #1 (486 Orchard Road, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper.

View of the Monument #2 (112 Hillside Street, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper

View of the Monument #3 (190 Franklin Lane, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper

View of the Monument #4 (999 County Street, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper

View of the Monument #5 (1001 VT-9, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper

View of the Monument #6 (106 Airport Road, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper

View of the Monument #7 (1432 West Mountain Road, Bennington, VT), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper

View of the Monument #8 (499 County Road, Hoosick Falls, NY), 9″ x 18″, Gouache and Graphite on Inkjet Print on Paper