Beat Tapes / Wordless Books (2024)

“I create books of color and lines, where each page informs the next. Pages may be blank or contain images and information, which I then paint over, responding to preceding or subsequent pages. Sometimes I close the book to reflect on corresponding pages, creating unpredictable organic shapes. These books function like beat tapes, inspired by music producers I admire, like DJ Prince Paul, DJ Shadow, MF Doom, J.Dilla, and others who experiment with their medium, creating collections of experimental tracks. Painting over existing material is akin to playing my instrument over an old music track or scratching to a breakbeat. For a music geek like myself, beat tapes are most compelling in their raw, unpolished form. The books and beat tapes both take you on a journey without words; in my case, it is a visual narrative that can be appreciated by a child, at any age or language.”