each person has a routine, a system of behavior patterns and storage strategies, which they use to navigate both the physical and mental space of daily life. from the moment our feet swing out of the bed and hit the floor it is a constant mediation between known routine and what has not yet encountered. from each new room entered, book opened and conversation initiated there is new information that needs to be contextualized. the sorting of these daily encounters generates a set of personal rules by categorizing conditions and prescribing appropriate actions.

these systems of logic which humanity creates to order the chaos of life are ultimately both finite and arbitrary. my work studies these routines and the correlating physical environments. through a photographic and object archiving practice, I track engagements within these systems and question their effectiveness and authority. through this analytical lens the logic and function of these systems become clear while simultaneously dissolving into absurdity. the work which results presents these systems clearly but essentially disarmed with the hope that viewer will reflect on the solidity of what are perceived as closed systems.