My project proposal is an investigative, historical approach; an artistic direction that seeks to find inspiration in the remnants and recordings of Italy’s many cultural eras. Researching art, architecture, design, and sites in Rome—where pagan, classical, and contemporary moments clash in-situ—will illuminate the clashing invoked in my work. I crave reorientation through sights, sounds, smells, taking note of how colors vibrate differently elsewhere. I intend to travel with a posthumous companion: the artist Francesca Woodman, a formative icon for me and whose time in Rome forged her entire oeuvre. I want to create prototypes and test concepts that build on recent installations where I experimented with simple, absurdist gestures for fresh perspective, responsive to the place, using materials at hand. With dedicated studio space, I can work freely to create an ensemble, plan more scenes, and expand my two- and three-dimensional installation work, while welcoming the critical exchanges of the community.