ABOUT THE ARTWORK

One of a series from 2019, this work uses materiality and natural processes to assign authorship to natural forces – shifting focus away from the individual to an imagined landscape of the collective. Using steel plate as a canvas, tar, acrylic, and ink are heated until they reach a transformative state – creating a new, unpredictable relationship between materials. By bringing forth the dichotomy between control and fear, Trey hopes to provoke conversations around kindness, empathy, and the responsibility we have towards one another.