The Butterfly Effect refers to an underlying principle of Chaos Theory: sensitive dependence on initial conditions. The standard example is that of the beating of a butterfly's wings in China as the cause of atmospheric changes that create the effect of a tornado in Kansas. Beginning with a simple formal pattern I systematically introduce incremental changes to the composition. Slight variations introduced early in the process ultimately produce radical changes later on. My objective is to reference the progressive geometry of nature to create complex, organic-looking structures with ambiguous psycho-physical implications.

In this series the structures resemble waves, suggesting motion and fluidity; wind on water, sound vibration or electrical impulses. The tone and color may indicate natural illumination and reflections, may be an inner glow of supernatural origins, may be a reflection of a state of mind, or may be the unnatural effects of human folly: do we see the reflection of a lush, tropical paradise or the rainbow effects of toxic waste? Are these representations of subtle energies that imperceptibly affect us or of the natural world and how we affect it? The equivocal perspectives and illusion of movement are intentional subversions of the viewers equilibrium, calling into question the certainty of our perceptions.

This body of work attempts to address the complexity, beauty and ambiguity of the universe, and of us within it.