Maybe you owned one of the pieces that have evolved into a Born Again Road Kill...or drove over it? Like our own origins, the origins and true history of a BARK will never be known. A BARK is the conversion of “accidental metals” into a figurative sculpture that oscillates between being recognized as its visually insignificant, mechanical parts and a final composite state as a “celebrity”.

A BARK starts their life as human-made objects: vehicle parts, cans, tools, equipment, utensils, etc. They land, by chance, on the street and experience a car accident. The accident distorts their original form and destroys their intended function.

I have been discovering these parts on the streets of NYC, like an archaeologist, for the past 15 years. I recycle them into figures reminiscent of humans, animals and imagined life forms.

Once rearranged, they are bronzed into immortality and receive a patina reminiscent of their original hue. BARKs are initially created same size (approx. 2”-7”), but can be enlarged to integrate with an outdoor environment.