While living in Washington DC, I overheard two people discussing the concept of “riot steps” and how they could be found all over DC. Riot Steps are when the front steps of a building are designed and built specifically so that each and every step is a different height and width than the others. This random irregularity makes it impossible for an angry mob to charge into a building easily.  I am interested in ways the oppressor can design mechanisms of control  into the structures they build and we move through.

Riot steps. 2011

installation view, The Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA

found canoe, styrofoam, paint, shredded tire rubber, neon red aircraft cable