Disposition

Disposition is a kinetic sculpture depicting a conceptual horse frame in continuous motion.

Throughout this body of work, the horse functions as a recurring metaphor for Rocky Flats and its role within the Cold War nuclear weapons complex. For decades, the site operated as the “workhorse” of U.S. nuclear weapons production, manufacturing tens of thousands of nuclear “triggers” within a highly classified and hazardous environment.

The wood platform that overhangs the horse comes from one of Claude Monet’s poplar trees, which he painted repeatedly. This remnant of a celebrated landscape serves as a reminder of all that stands to be lost in a nuclear catastrophe.

In Disposition, the horse frame moves in a state of sustained, labored motion yet never advances. Its strained condition evokes the enduring physical and moral weight of systems built for conflict, and the unresolved consequences that persist long after production has ended.