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  Vandalized Solar Panel , 2022 
 
Solar panel, UV ink on plexiglas
 
39 x 77 ⅛ inches
 
(99.1 x 195.9 cm) View fullsize

Vandalized Solar Panel, 2022
Solar panel, UV ink on plexiglas
39 x 77 ⅛ inches
(99.1 x 195.9 cm)

  Desert Lighthouse , 2017 - present 
 Full-size functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, CA.
 50 x 14 x 14 feet
 (1524 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm) View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse, 2017 - present
Full-size functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, CA.
50 x 14 x 14 feet
(1524 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm)

  Replica Capstone , 2017 
 Cast aluminum
 Edition of 10
 16 ½ x 5 x 5 inches
 (41.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm) View fullsize

Replica Capstone, 2017
Cast aluminum
Edition of 10
16 ½ x 5 x 5 inches
(41.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)

Installation view of   Replica Capstones , 2017 View fullsize

Installation view of Replica Capstones, 2017

  Fresnel Lens (From Within) , 2022 
 Cast acrylic fresnel lens, laser transparency, plexiglas, wood, led, electrical wire
 15 ⅜ x 5 ¾ x 3 ⅝ inches
 (39 x 14.6 x 9.2 cm) View fullsize

Fresnel Lens (From Within), 2022
Cast acrylic fresnel lens, laser transparency, plexiglas, wood, led, electrical wire
15 ⅜ x 5 ¾ x 3 ⅝ inches
(39 x 14.6 x 9.2 cm)

Detail view of   Fresnel Lens (From Within) , 2022 View fullsize

Detail view of Fresnel Lens (From Within), 2022

Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse V  , 2022 View fullsize

Installation view of exhibition Desert Lighthouse V, 2022

  Lone Capstone , 2014 
 Archival inkjet print
 20 x 27 inches
 (50.8. x 68.6 cm) View fullsize

Lone Capstone, 2014
Archival inkjet print
20 x 27 inches
(50.8. x 68.6 cm)

  Gradient , 2022 
 10 Archival pigment prints with custom frame
 22¼ x 30¼ inches
 (56.5 x 76.2 cm) View fullsize

Gradient, 2022
10 Archival pigment prints with custom frame
22¼ x 30¼ inches
(56.5 x 76.2 cm)

  Desert Lighthouse , 2017 - present 
 Full-size functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, CA.
 50 x 14 x 14 feet
 (1524 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm) View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse, 2017 - present
Full-size functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, CA.
50 x 14 x 14 feet
(1524 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm)

  Desert Lighthouse: A Point of Origin , 2018 
 HD Video
 34 minutes
 Dimensions variable View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse: A Point of Origin, 2018
HD Video
34 minutes
Dimensions variable

  Lighthouse Hologram Blotter , 2016 
 Custom holographic security stickers
 6 x 6 3/4 inches
 (15.2 x 17.1 cm) View fullsize

Lighthouse Hologram Blotter, 2016
Custom holographic security stickers
6 x 6 3/4 inches
(15.2 x 17.1 cm)

  Desert Lighthouse (Aerial View) , 2022 
 Archival pigment print framed
 36 ¼ x 48 ¼ inches
 (92.1 x 121.9 cm) View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse (Aerial View), 2022
Archival pigment print framed
36 ¼ x 48 ¼ inches
(92.1 x 121.9 cm)

  Desert Lighthouse Certificate , 2014/16 
 Intaglio etching on BFK paper with hologram
 Edition of 100
 Hand-printed and signed
 28 ½ x 13 ⅝ inches
 (72.4 x 34.6 cm) View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse Certificate, 2014/16
Intaglio etching on BFK paper with hologram
Edition of 100
Hand-printed and signed
28 ½ x 13 ⅝ inches
(72.4 x 34.6 cm)

Installation view of   Desert Lighthouse Certificates , 2014/16 View fullsize

Installation view of Desert Lighthouse Certificates, 2014/16

  Memorial Painting , 2022 
 Acrylic on canvas, aluminum frame
 55 x 72 inches
 (139.7 x 182.9 cm) View fullsize

Memorial Painting, 2022
Acrylic on canvas, aluminum frame
55 x 72 inches
(139.7 x 182.9 cm)

Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse Ultimatum , 2014  at UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts View fullsize

Installation view of exhibition Desert Lighthouse Ultimatum, 2014 at UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts

Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse Ultimatum , 2014  at UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts View fullsize

Installation view of exhibition Desert Lighthouse Ultimatum, 2014 at UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts

  Desert Lighthouse Prototype , 2010 
 HD Video, painted wood frame, painted canvas backdrop
 Dimensions variable View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse Prototype, 2010
HD Video, painted wood frame, painted canvas backdrop
Dimensions variable

  Interdimensional Bulletin (Above the Plume) , 2014 
 Archival collage materials on cork board with aluminum frame
 48 x 72 inches
 (121.9. x 182.9 cm) View fullsize

Interdimensional Bulletin (Above the Plume), 2014
Archival collage materials on cork board with aluminum frame
48 x 72 inches
(121.9. x 182.9 cm)

Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse Protocols , 2014  at UC Irvine's Contemporary Art Center View fullsize

Installation view of exhibition Desert Lighthouse Protocols, 2014 at UC Irvine's Contemporary Art Center

Detail of   Desert Lighthouse Protocols , 2014 
 Frosted plexiglas, cast pewter. View fullsize

Detail of Desert Lighthouse Protocols, 2014
Frosted plexiglas, cast pewter.

  Building a Lighthouse from the Top Down , 2014 
 Steel, cast aluminum, plexiglas, painted backdrops
 84 x 30 x 30 inches
 (213.4 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm) View fullsize

Building a Lighthouse from the Top Down, 2014
Steel, cast aluminum, plexiglas, painted backdrops
84 x 30 x 30 inches
(213.4 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm)

  Desert Lighthouse Legacy , 2014 
 Digital animation on LED screen
 TRT: 3min
 Dimensions Variable View fullsize

Desert Lighthouse Legacy, 2014
Digital animation on LED screen
TRT: 3min
Dimensions Variable

  Embrace the Mountain , 2020 
 Acrylic on wood
 80 ¾ x 42 ¼ x 31 inches
 (205.1 x 107.3 x 78.7 cm) View fullsize

Embrace the Mountain, 2020
Acrylic on wood
80 ¾ x 42 ¼ x 31 inches
(205.1 x 107.3 x 78.7 cm)

  Embrace the Flatness , 2020 
 Acrylic on wood
 80 ¾ x 42 ¼ x 31 inches
 (205.1 x 107.3 x 78.7 cm) View fullsize

Embrace the Flatness, 2020
Acrylic on wood
80 ¾ x 42 ¼ x 31 inches
(205.1 x 107.3 x 78.7 cm)

Detail of   Radical Mountain Formation , 2020 View fullsize

Detail of Radical Mountain Formation, 2020

  Radical Mountain Formation , 2020 
 Cast aluminum, black plexiglas
 84 x 42 x 30 inches
 (213.4 x 106.7 x 76.2 cm) View fullsize

Radical Mountain Formation, 2020
Cast aluminum, black plexiglas
84 x 42 x 30 inches
(213.4 x 106.7 x 76.2 cm)

  Leaning Mountain , 2013 
 Steel and plaster
 90 x 36 x 30 inches
 (228.6 x 91.4 x 76.2 cm) View fullsize

Leaning Mountain, 2013
Steel and plaster
90 x 36 x 30 inches
(228.6 x 91.4 x 76.2 cm)

  Mountain² , 2013 
 Cast aluminum
 42 x 24 x 24 inches
 (106.7 x 61 x 61 cm) View fullsize

Mountain², 2013
Cast aluminum
42 x 24 x 24 inches
(106.7 x 61 x 61 cm)

  Radical Mountain Discovery , 2020 
 Cast aluminum, black plexiglas
 85 x 47 x 41 ½ inches
 (215.9 x 119.4 x 105.4 cm) View fullsize

Radical Mountain Discovery, 2020
Cast aluminum, black plexiglas
85 x 47 x 41 ½ inches
(215.9 x 119.4 x 105.4 cm)

  Hammer Cymbalism , 2011 
 Brass cymbal, chrome stand, sandbags, hammer
 42 x 32 x 32 inches
 (106.7 x 81.3 x 81.3 cm) View fullsize

Hammer Cymbalism, 2011
Brass cymbal, chrome stand, sandbags, hammer
42 x 32 x 32 inches
(106.7 x 81.3 x 81.3 cm)

  Monolith , 2008-09 
 Canvas on wood stretcher bars excavated from 3,000lbs of cement
 96 x 48 x 12 inches
 (243.8 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm) View fullsize

Monolith, 2008-09
Canvas on wood stretcher bars excavated from 3,000lbs of cement
96 x 48 x 12 inches
(243.8 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm)

  Monolith Encased , 2008 
 In progress photograph of stretched canvas encased in 3,000lbs of cement
 96 x 48 x 12 inches
 (243.8 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm) View fullsize

Monolith Encased, 2008
In progress photograph of stretched canvas encased in 3,000lbs of cement
96 x 48 x 12 inches
(243.8 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm)

  Unveiling the Monolith , 2009 
 Intaglio etching on BFK Rives
 8 ¾ x 12 inches
 (22.2 x 30.5 cm) View fullsize

Unveiling the Monolith, 2009
Intaglio etching on BFK Rives
8 ¾ x 12 inches
(22.2 x 30.5 cm)

  Hoover Dam Fragment #401 , 2011 
 Cement, wood, metal, plexiglas, inkjet transparency
 72 x 17 x 22 inches
 (182.9 x 43.2 x 55.9 cm) View fullsize

Hoover Dam Fragment #401, 2011
Cement, wood, metal, plexiglas, inkjet transparency
72 x 17 x 22 inches
(182.9 x 43.2 x 55.9 cm)

  Hoover Dam Fragment #352 , 2013 
 Cement, wood, metal, plexiglas, inkjet transparency
 84 x 22 x 22 inches
 (213.4 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm) View fullsize

Hoover Dam Fragment #352, 2013
Cement, wood, metal, plexiglas, inkjet transparency
84 x 22 x 22 inches
(213.4 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm)

  RR , 2009 
 Security mirrored plexiglas, railroad track, wood, gravel, and metal frame
 84 x 96 x 48 inches
 (213.4 x 243.8 x 121.9 cm) View fullsize

RR, 2009
Security mirrored plexiglas, railroad track, wood, gravel, and metal frame
84 x 96 x 48 inches
(213.4 x 243.8 x 121.9 cm)

  Broom , 2007 
 Video projection on stretched canvas
 TRT: 16 min loop
 108 x 48 inches
 (274.3 x 121.9 cm) View fullsize

Broom, 2007
Video projection on stretched canvas
TRT: 16 min loop
108 x 48 inches
(274.3 x 121.9 cm)

  Vandalized Solar Panel , 2022 
 
Solar panel, UV ink on plexiglas
 
39 x 77 ⅛ inches
 
(99.1 x 195.9 cm)
  Desert Lighthouse , 2017 - present 
 Full-size functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, CA.
 50 x 14 x 14 feet
 (1524 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm)
  Replica Capstone , 2017 
 Cast aluminum
 Edition of 10
 16 ½ x 5 x 5 inches
 (41.9 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Installation view of   Replica Capstones , 2017
  Fresnel Lens (From Within) , 2022 
 Cast acrylic fresnel lens, laser transparency, plexiglas, wood, led, electrical wire
 15 ⅜ x 5 ¾ x 3 ⅝ inches
 (39 x 14.6 x 9.2 cm)
Detail view of   Fresnel Lens (From Within) , 2022
Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse V  , 2022
  Lone Capstone , 2014 
 Archival inkjet print
 20 x 27 inches
 (50.8. x 68.6 cm)
  Gradient , 2022 
 10 Archival pigment prints with custom frame
 22¼ x 30¼ inches
 (56.5 x 76.2 cm)
  Desert Lighthouse , 2017 - present 
 Full-size functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert near Hinkley, CA.
 50 x 14 x 14 feet
 (1524 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm)
  Desert Lighthouse: A Point of Origin , 2018 
 HD Video
 34 minutes
 Dimensions variable
  Lighthouse Hologram Blotter , 2016 
 Custom holographic security stickers
 6 x 6 3/4 inches
 (15.2 x 17.1 cm)
  Desert Lighthouse (Aerial View) , 2022 
 Archival pigment print framed
 36 ¼ x 48 ¼ inches
 (92.1 x 121.9 cm)
  Desert Lighthouse Certificate , 2014/16 
 Intaglio etching on BFK paper with hologram
 Edition of 100
 Hand-printed and signed
 28 ½ x 13 ⅝ inches
 (72.4 x 34.6 cm)
Installation view of   Desert Lighthouse Certificates , 2014/16
  Memorial Painting , 2022 
 Acrylic on canvas, aluminum frame
 55 x 72 inches
 (139.7 x 182.9 cm)
Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse Ultimatum , 2014  at UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts
Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse Ultimatum , 2014  at UC Riverside’s Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts
  Desert Lighthouse Prototype , 2010 
 HD Video, painted wood frame, painted canvas backdrop
 Dimensions variable
  Interdimensional Bulletin (Above the Plume) , 2014 
 Archival collage materials on cork board with aluminum frame
 48 x 72 inches
 (121.9. x 182.9 cm)
Installation view of exhibition   Desert Lighthouse Protocols , 2014  at UC Irvine's Contemporary Art Center
Detail of   Desert Lighthouse Protocols , 2014 
 Frosted plexiglas, cast pewter.
  Building a Lighthouse from the Top Down , 2014 
 Steel, cast aluminum, plexiglas, painted backdrops
 84 x 30 x 30 inches
 (213.4 x 76.2 x 76.2 cm)
  Desert Lighthouse Legacy , 2014 
 Digital animation on LED screen
 TRT: 3min
 Dimensions Variable
  Embrace the Mountain , 2020 
 Acrylic on wood
 80 ¾ x 42 ¼ x 31 inches
 (205.1 x 107.3 x 78.7 cm)
  Embrace the Flatness , 2020 
 Acrylic on wood
 80 ¾ x 42 ¼ x 31 inches
 (205.1 x 107.3 x 78.7 cm)
Detail of   Radical Mountain Formation , 2020
  Radical Mountain Formation , 2020 
 Cast aluminum, black plexiglas
 84 x 42 x 30 inches
 (213.4 x 106.7 x 76.2 cm)
  Leaning Mountain , 2013 
 Steel and plaster
 90 x 36 x 30 inches
 (228.6 x 91.4 x 76.2 cm)
  Mountain² , 2013 
 Cast aluminum
 42 x 24 x 24 inches
 (106.7 x 61 x 61 cm)
  Radical Mountain Discovery , 2020 
 Cast aluminum, black plexiglas
 85 x 47 x 41 ½ inches
 (215.9 x 119.4 x 105.4 cm)
  Hammer Cymbalism , 2011 
 Brass cymbal, chrome stand, sandbags, hammer
 42 x 32 x 32 inches
 (106.7 x 81.3 x 81.3 cm)
  Monolith , 2008-09 
 Canvas on wood stretcher bars excavated from 3,000lbs of cement
 96 x 48 x 12 inches
 (243.8 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm)
  Monolith Encased , 2008 
 In progress photograph of stretched canvas encased in 3,000lbs of cement
 96 x 48 x 12 inches
 (243.8 x 121.9 x 30.5 cm)
  Unveiling the Monolith , 2009 
 Intaglio etching on BFK Rives
 8 ¾ x 12 inches
 (22.2 x 30.5 cm)
  Hoover Dam Fragment #401 , 2011 
 Cement, wood, metal, plexiglas, inkjet transparency
 72 x 17 x 22 inches
 (182.9 x 43.2 x 55.9 cm)
  Hoover Dam Fragment #352 , 2013 
 Cement, wood, metal, plexiglas, inkjet transparency
 84 x 22 x 22 inches
 (213.4 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm)
  RR , 2009 
 Security mirrored plexiglas, railroad track, wood, gravel, and metal frame
 84 x 96 x 48 inches
 (213.4 x 243.8 x 121.9 cm)
  Broom , 2007 
 Video projection on stretched canvas
 TRT: 16 min loop
 108 x 48 inches
 (274.3 x 121.9 cm)