Resident Spotlight 2013: Todd Shalom

Todd is a participant in EFA's 2013 Residency for Arts Workers as Artists. In addition to his art practice, Todd is the founder and director of Elastic City

We have already told you about the residents' professional lives here, so we decided to get a little more personal. To learn a little more about them in and outside of the studio we have asked our residents to respond to questions. Here are Todd's answers...

PS: What are you working on now?

TS: I'm working on sculptures. I've only been at this for a little under a year. Often on walks that I lead, I ask participants to create a visual poem. They collect objects and then place them down in relation to other objects in a set frame (i.e. the sidewalk), and then we make edits. I decided to expand upon this work by looking more closely at objects and putting them together into sculptures to be shown in a more formal setting. To me, each sculpture has a story and functions like a poem.

PS: What is your experience so far? 

TS: It's been wonderful. EFA Project Space has provided a great space and community through which to make and share my work.

PS: Tips on staying focused?

TS: Coffee

PS: Preferred mode of transportation?

TS: Walking