The Nether Realm
36 x 48 inches
2023
This painting depicts a family on a swing. The background is interrupted with digital artifacts or glitches that travel through the moment, visually representing the contemporary experience that straddles the physical and virtual environment simultaneously. Blurry faces and background underscore the disorienting and vulnerable emotions resulting from this experience. The work draws inspiration from Jennifer Haley’s play, “The Nether,” which explores how virtual environments are a product of our activities in real life.