eversincethen, 2025 Created + presented at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris, France

In eversincethen, digital elements have been introduced to create a starker contrast between the natural graphite medium and subject with modern construction. The graphite drawing reveals the delicate patterns that rainwater creates in the sand and earth, forming feathery structures. It rests on the ground, inside a backlit box, usually used for advertising, allowing the graphite lines to glow with a diaphanous light. Behind it, an eight-second video shows a construction site pouring gravel for a riverside structure, projected onto the wall. Drawing and video enter into a silent dialogue. One evokes the natural association of water with peace and serenity, the other recalls the implicit violence of the commodification of nature. The work seeks to establish a balance, taking into account both human and non-human needs, and to reflect on how our knowledge can be used for the common good.