A space of inquiry into perception, form, and the ways we experience the world. This practice is interdisciplinary by nature, moving fluidly across mediums and approaches. Each series is a chapter in that exploration, an unfolding conversation between material, process, and perception.

Artist Statement & Previous Works

One does not simply navigate theenvironment; one functions in relation to both the seen and unseen. Within this perception there is not just a type of witnessing; it functions as both a tool and a process. It holds the significant moment when the environment becomes more than a stream of abstraction, turning into data.

Not merely a calculation, this data is the product of relation; objective and subjective environments are woven together in understanding. 

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Continuing a lifelong curiosity, Simone is interested in the ecology of perception, focusing specifically on the materiality of negative space in lived experience and the affordance to perceive it.

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The perceptual world Simone explores sits at the intersection of African American traditions of spirituality and Western design theory. This intuitive approach to organizing subverts the principles of design and composition as a tool to find meaning rather than to apply it. Simone’s process of composing complex seas of visual data parallels her way of perceiving the world.

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Within the ecological niche of humanity, there are segments of biodiversity that create distinct differences in the affordance of perception. Images in Simone’s practice illuminate these differences.

Sensory processing disorder, similar to the ecology of perception, creates an ecological niche where the neurodiverse are acutely aware of what others may perceive as gaps in data. Without many of the filters that naturally organize environmental data, and with a higher capacity to hold such data, great catharsis takes place as visual balance comes into play.