Artist's Statement

Hello, my name is Prudence! I make art which plays with boundaries. As life itself can be thought of as a boundary that acts upon itself, I think that through through my art I am acting upon the very substrate of life. I play with sets of symbols, pulling from both a deeply personal vocabulary of signs and things I encounter in my day-to-day life, aiming to reveal hidden similarities and disolving contrasts to reveal essential unities. I say that my art "plays with" boundaries, as opposed to "interrogating" or being "about" them, because I think play is the most fundamental form of activity, subsuming all other modes. Play is solemn, complex, woven into every aspect of life. When the boundary between "life," "death" and "play" is dissolved, a door is opened into a more complete, vast and beautiful way of aprehending the activity of living. With my art, I aim to usher you through this door. It is my way of asking you to play with me, to traverse the boundary between us, to inspire you to find the play within every part of your life.

Sincerely, Pru!!