With the goal of not only slowing down, but also looking more critically and deeply into the fissures of contemporary life, I can say that a more realistic understanding of self in relation to the natural world is attainable … We have positioned nature as a limitless source for the materials that we consume and spaces we mismanage. Our efforts feel out of sync with (outmoded) strategies that formerly helped to connect us with place and also each other.

– studio interview with Moowon journal

[ image: Casa Grande Ruins, Coolidge, Arizona ]