Suburbia promises order, comfort, and ownership, yet beneath its neatly aligned facade lies a
sense of loss. More is Less transforms the Inglenook Gallery’s fireplace into a portal of endless
reflection, using an infinity mirror to create the illusion of suburban plots stretching ceaselessly
into darkness. Within this fragmented space, the signs and signifiers of the American Dream
become eerily obscured, calling into question the authenticity and intent behind the small slice
of utopia we were sold.

By embedding this installation into the gallery’s hearth—a site traditionally associated with
warmth and gathering—the work subverts the home’s comforting symbolism. Instead, the
fireplace becomes an uncanny portal, enveloping viewers in its cool light and prompting them to
contemplate the psychological and spatial consequences of mindless, developer-driven design.
This work asks: How does money shape our built environment, and how does that, in turn,
shape our familial and social connections? Who decides how we live? Through its hypnotic
depths, More is Less turns the familiar into the unsettling, compelling us to reconsider the
environments constructed for us—and the illusions they sustain.