My work investigates issues of hierarchy, investigating the roles of the powerful and the powerless as affected by societal institutions. These video installations use a combination of visual and aural metaphors as well as interview segments and collaborative media. The video/audio elements act as an electronic pulse experienced over time. It is my desire to involve the viewer in the completion of the piece, either through direct actions on their part or through their contemplation and physical presence. Although I prepare intellectually through wide reading and research, it is a visceral, intuitive approach that guides these ideas into their physical form.