Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
I came to my practice through a lived experience of place and an awareness of land as an active site of history. My early works engaged with cartography and land claims, informed by my father’s role as a surveyor during the Wabanaki land claims era of the 1980s. Over time, my practice has shifted toward abstraction, emphasizing the spiritual and emotional resonance of materials and site.
Recent work
Recent work
Recent work
Redbird (Composition II)
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025
7.5 x 63.6 x 84 in. Sawn hemlock beam subframe; interior steel ribbing; custom steel corner and top brackets; under-panel stainless steel bracket system; poured urethane layer; conditioned cold-rolled steel panels; stainless steel top bracket system; lost-wax iron castings. Aerial view of Redbird’s structural layering, combining engineered joinery with cast iron lunar forms to register breath, weight, and environmental exposure as exhibited at Open Source Gallery (Brooklyn, NY). Each panel functions as part of an iterative structure designed for reassembly across sites.
Redbird (Composition II)
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025
7.5 x 63.6 x 84 in. Sawn hemlock beam subframe; interior steel ribbing; custom steel corner and top brackets; under-panel stainless steel bracket system; poured urethane layer; conditioned cold-rolled steel panels; stainless steel top bracket system; lost-wax iron castings. Aerial view of Redbird’s structural layering, combining engineered joinery with cast iron lunar forms to register breath, weight, and environmental exposure as exhibited at Open Source Gallery (Brooklyn, NY). Each panel functions as part of an iterative structure designed for reassembly across sites.
Redbird (Composition II)
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025
7.5 x 63.6 x 84 in. Sawn hemlock beam subframe; interior steel ribbing; custom steel corner and top brackets; under-panel stainless steel bracket system; poured urethane layer; conditioned cold-rolled steel panels; stainless steel top bracket system; lost-wax iron castings. Aerial view of Redbird’s structural layering, combining engineered joinery with cast iron lunar forms to register breath, weight, and environmental exposure as exhibited at Open Source Gallery (Brooklyn, NY). Each panel functions as part of an iterative structure designed for reassembly across sites.
Lost-wax cast iron with custom stainless steel brackets 24 × 23 ¼ × 1 ¾ in. Circular iron casting from the Redbird system, bracket-mounted to the wall. Surface craters reference lunar cartography, grounding the system’s structural logic within cycles of erosion and endurance.
Lost-wax cast iron with custom stainless steel brackets 24 × 23 ¼ × 1 ¾ in. Circular iron casting from the Redbird system, bracket-mounted to the wall. Surface craters reference lunar cartography, grounding the system’s structural logic within cycles of erosion and endurance.
Lost-wax cast iron with custom stainless steel brackets 24 × 23 ¼ × 1 ¾ in. Circular iron casting from the Redbird system, bracket-mounted to the wall. Surface craters reference lunar cartography, grounding the system’s structural logic within cycles of erosion and endurance.
Redbird (composition l)
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025
84 × 63.6 × 7.5 in. Sawn hemlock beam subframe; interior steel ribbing; custom steel corner brackets; under-panel stainless steel bracket system; poured urethane layer; conditioned cold-rolled steel panels with oxidized surface activation; stainless steel top bracket system.
Redbird (composition l)
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025
84 × 63.6 × 7.5 in. Sawn hemlock beam subframe; interior steel ribbing; custom steel corner brackets; under-panel stainless steel bracket system; poured urethane layer; conditioned cold-rolled steel panels with oxidized surface activation; stainless steel top bracket system.
Redbird (composition l)
Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY | 2025
84 × 63.6 × 7.5 in. Sawn hemlock beam subframe; interior steel ribbing; custom steel corner brackets; under-panel stainless steel bracket system; poured urethane layer; conditioned cold-rolled steel panels with oxidized surface activation; stainless steel top bracket system.
Performance activation in which the body engaged directly with the steel panels. Breath, contact, and applied agent initiated corrosion, completing the activation phase. Once marked, body traces remain embedded within the corrosion pattern, inscribing endurance and erosion into the structural system.
Performance activation in which the body engaged directly with the steel panels. Breath, contact, and applied agent initiated corrosion, completing the activation phase. Once marked, body traces remain embedded within the corrosion pattern, inscribing endurance and erosion into the structural system.
Performance activation in which the body engaged directly with the steel panels. Breath, contact, and applied agent initiated corrosion, completing the activation phase. Once marked, body traces remain embedded within the corrosion pattern, inscribing endurance and erosion into the structural system.
Into the Sun
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME | 2025
Video projection; canvas–clay collage; Bronze Moon Variable dimensions Panoramic installation view showing the spatial relationship between projection, canvas, and bronze casting. Installed at the Portland Museum of Art Photo: Courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art
Into the Sun
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME | 2025
Video projection; canvas–clay collage; Bronze Moon Variable dimensions Panoramic installation view showing the spatial relationship between projection, canvas, and bronze casting. Installed at the Portland Museum of Art Photo: Courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art
Into the Sun
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME | 2025
Video projection; canvas–clay collage; Bronze Moon Variable dimensions Panoramic installation view showing the spatial relationship between projection, canvas, and bronze casting. Installed at the Portland Museum of Art Photo: Courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art
contact details
contact details
contact details
studioshanecharles@gmail.com
123-456-7890