Ritual Prototypes for the Afterlife
An installation at the Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
March 13 to April 18, 2009

Ritual Prototypes for the Afterlife is a site specific installation that is meant to evoke the interior of a spacious tomb within which monumental archetypal artifacts representing the needs and desires of one traveling to the next realm are prescriptively arranged. The furnishings suggest ritual preparations of an aggressive, resourceful, and indulgent culture anticipating a hereafter purportedly lacking in the activities and amenities it has grown accustomed to in life—sex, entertainment, and high-speed internet. Discrepancies between secular and religious expectations are examined by scrutinizing contemporary duality in the context of a culture that made little distinction between secular and religious life. Ritual artifacts provide a common point of reference.

See photos of the exhibition
See the Houston Chronicle's opening night video
Read the Houston Press Review
See the video component: An Interview with Tutankhamen