I C O N   S E R I E S
2016-2017

A new departure from past work, this series is a look into the dualities of symbolism and familiar iconography. Using crude sources of photographs taken from common daily experiences becomes the launching point, from which a refining process is explored to expose a ubiquitous experience for both artist and viewer.

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F I C T I O N A L   H I S T O R I E S 
V.Vorres Gallery

Employing Manzanar as a starting place, Fictional Histories explores the connections between the city of San Francisco and arcane mythology and prophecy from various cultures. Roberts offers clues to understanding the responsibility of historical analysis and the layers of interpretation placed upon the Object.

Roberts re-presentation of historical ‘artifacts’ allows the viewer to unearth layers of meaning within each piece. Narratives of internment and propaganda, Dante’s Gates of the Inferno, Sultan Suleiman I’s attempts to forestall the apocalypse, are accessible for excavation. Roberts is both storyteller and artist in this tribute to what is legacy and what is dust.

THE GATE PROJECT


Beginning in 2012 "The Gate Project" has evolved into a ongoing project about the act of preservation, and redefining the concept of ''found object'', as well as fabricating new narratives that both support, challenge or undermine accepted modes of experiences and understanding.

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