Q: In curating Is This Working?, you created spaces that encourage viewers to reflect and interact. How does that compare to the way you create a mural or illustration for someone to experience?

A: Curating is more about the overall experience, sequencing, spatial relationships between works, and how people move through and interact with the space. It involves designing the “architecture” of the experience, not just individual pieces. In contrast, with a mural or illustration, the piece is more self-contained; while you consider its surroundings, it’s less about how multiple works relate in space.

Q: With both client work and co-curation, you’re balancing multiple perspectives. Can you tell us a bit about what collaboration means to you?

A: The nature of all my client-work is rooted in collaboration and trust. It’s my job to respect the client’s goals, brand, message and values, while also bringing in my own voice and style. That means listening, adapting, and sometimes negotiating what aspects of style/concept are essential. In more general terms, and including co-curating, collaboration also means incorporating feedback, being flexible, trying something and testing if it works. In my opinion pooling talent and skills always makes work a thousand times better than when you’re doing it alone. The different perspectives that are inherent to collaborating is where magic happens.