2022, 4X12ft area of 12-18″ stones, concrete, mortar, grout, ceramic tile, stone

Step plays on the viewers’ hesitance to touch ‘art’ as a way to guide them through the space and the work. The negative space on each stone invites viewers to use only that section to interact with the work, preserving the “art” sections of mosaic. If viewers completely avoid the stones, they will still have to wind their way between them. Even this lack of interaction achieves the goal of using art to inspire movement or a change in behavior. Step grants the viewer an opportunity to play around, touch the art, and explore. Or, failing that, it manipulates the viewer into moving through the space in a specific way.