Best Laid Plans

Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
Tyler School of Art
February 2020

 Best Laid Plans positions a self-published artist’s book as the central object in an immersive narrative environment. Within a story about my personal tendency for order, I consider the merits of planning, asking how preparation functions as a form of escapism. The narrative investigates familiar objects and daily routines, underscoring their reassuring qualities and, simultaneously, their potential to be leveraged in pursuit of disembodiment and catharsis.

The exhibition translates the book’s imagery and text across a variety of visual media, allowing viewers to engage with the haptic and transportive qualities of the printed book, while also framing it as a field guide to its complementary art objects and installations.