COASTAL RUINISM
Coastal Ruinism is my studio practice centered on erosion, failed structures, and the unstable boundary between land, water, and memory.
Coastal Ruinism is my evolving studio practice built around the visual and psychological language of breakdown.
Using collage, paint, reclaimed materials, rope, wood, and weathered surfaces, I construct works where horizons fracture, structures persist briefly, and familiar forms dissolve into atmosphere.
The coast becomes more than a place. It becomes a condition.
These works examine what remains after control slips: signal loss, damaged markers, crossings denied, temporary shelter, endurance, and memory held in material form. Some pieces are quiet and spacious. Others carry rupture, weight, or physical debris. Together they move between landscape, object, and evidence.
Rather than depict scenery, Coastal Ruinism studies instability itself.
Last Dock (2026). Mixed media, collage, wood & dock line on canvas.
Materials + Method
My work combines painting, collage, subtraction, surface abrasion, and found elements such as rope, wood, marine fragments, and worn industrial materials.
Works are built through layering, concealment, abrasion, subtraction, and the integration of reclaimed rope, wood, marine fragments, and weathered surfaces.
Ongoing Series
Current works from the series's including GHOSTLINES, SHAPE / WRECK, and related bodies exploring maritime remnants, damaged infrastructure, and psychological landscapes at the edge of visibility.
Burn Point (2026). Mixed media, collage, charcoal, wood, & burnt metal on canvas
Coastal Ruinism is less about nostalgia for the past than evidence of what survives it.
It treats the shoreline as evidence, not scenery.
Recovery Line (2026). Mixed media, collage, palette & dock line on canvas. 64x48 in.