A series of curatorial interventions at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia. Objects belonging to the artist were displayed among the permanent collection at the Museum to create a dialog about value, context, and the malleability of meaning.

Plastromancy is the ancient Chinese practice of divination by reading cracks on the lower half of a turtle shell. Chinese calligraphy is believed to have originated from fortune tellers recording these cracks and fissures found on turtles’ shells. Accordingly one of the world’s oldest and most cohesive writing systems emerged from a process of cracking and fragmentation.

Earthenware camels from the Tang Dynasty displayed with an abacus and model shipping containers. The silk roads from centuries ago were the antecedents of today's global trade.

Earthenware camels from the Tang Dynasty displayed with an abacus and model shipping containers. The silk roads from centuries ago were the antecedents of today's global trade.

Silver leafed turtle shell arranged with ancient Chinese mirrors.

Ammonite fossil displayed with Shang bronze vessels.

Plastic sarcophagus, Hasbro, 1970's arranged with antiques from the permanent collection at the Hermitage.