My work explores how people and institutions [read: Republicans, Evangelicals, Christian Nationalists, the RC Church] weaponize the bible and religion to justify their own hateful agendas and quests for power, oppression, and control.

I use various materials to seal a physical bible shut forever, preventing those who use it nefariously to further oppress women, queer people, immigrants, and other minorities. Shutting down the shame, guilt, and expectations associated with sexuality, gender, and kinks — the bi-products of non-consensual baptization into a religion and moral code that were not in-line with one’s own being. Owning the power that comes with reclaiming the true self and defining one’s own morality and spirituality — if any. And enjoying the dignity and freedom of authenticity, sex positivity, bodily autonomy, and radical self-acceptance.

Before I seal each bible, I leave the bookmark on scriptures that speak to social justice and unconditional love as a way of forever preserving the eminence of the true message of Jesus (if he indeed exists) — to love thy neighbor, to not sit in judgement, to do unto others, and on and on.