395
MARCH 2026
Design, Photo, & Sculpture Exhibition
395 is centered around Highway 395, the road that connects Los Angeles to my home in Reno, Nevada. Stretching through Gold Rush towns and vast desert landscapes, this road has become a constant in my life over the past four years. Each time I drive it, I am struck by the stark contrast between the sprawling, culture-driven energy of Los Angeles and the still, quiet emptiness along the highway. This body of work captures the feeling I get while driving on 395. It captures a sense of freedom, clarity, and escape from reality. I have always loved the desert and thought there was a deep, vast, and widely unappreciated beauty in it and aim to reveal that through visuals.
At the same time, 395 explores the cultural and political expressions of rural spaces, highlighting small towns that many experience only in passing. These in-between places reflect how environment shapes identity, belief, and community, showing a contemporary “Wild West” where the desert exposes both delicacy and tension without room to hide. The work shows both the harshness and the hidden beauty of the desert.
All images displayed were captured digitally; the lamp was created using a laser cutter, and all text is sourced from original poetry, songwriting, and creative writing.
All images displayed were captured digitally; the lamp was created using a laser cutter, and all text is sourced from original poetry, songwriting, and creative writing.