Belligeriency73 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency66 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency65 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency64 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency62 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency60 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency59 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency56 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency52 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency47 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency44b Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency43 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligeriency29 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligerency75 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligerency74 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligerency68 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belligerency51 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Bellgeriency46 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

Belleriency72 Archival Inkjet and lithography on found paper, 13.5in x 8in, 2007

As an artist, my work has most often focused on the vulnerable aspects of mankind. I find one of the unifiers of all people, is how easily both the physical being and the spiritual creature can be injured and unfortunately, even destroyed. Staying true to that focus, this work stems from dialogue recently heard in my daily life regarding our present understanding of war and the resulting injuries, physical and otherwise, of military personal, as well as the effect on our society as a whole.

All images are printed on found paper taken from a ledger book from the first half of the twentieth century. Ledgers, of course, are the books used by accountants, filled with columns to indicate the flow of monetary amounts in the form of payments made and debts owed. The word “cash” printed in a flowing elegant font on each page seems to sit the stage for simple and easy transactions of goods and money. I decided however, to fill each page with images taken from a variety of sources to highlight the uneasy exchanges that often take place in terms of body and soul in the theater of war.

Without any intention of furthering any side of the present debate regarding war, this work is about the loss of innocence shown through the simple line figures and diagrams of soldiers, guns and children playing with the harsh reality of loss of life and limb. Overall it’s about the separation between soldier and civilian and the price extracted therein.