My impulse to make art is an electrical switch with no apparent light source, a muffled sound coming from an adjacent room, the keys we carry having long forgotten what door they go to. Inspired by the ordinary and mysterious, I make artwork to better understand myself in relation to the people and places around me.

My creative practice draws on spatial and emotional experiences such as distance, intimacy, isolation, belonging, the familiar, and the uncomfortable.  I work across mediums and materials, incorporating sculpture, design, photography and other processes to create imaginary situations that address connections between psychology and place. Using found objects, ordinary materials, and quotidian experiences, I attempt to make form out of the landscape of daily life by rearranging it in strange, somber, or humorously quirky ways.

Michael Borowski is an artist, educator and organizer. He received his MFA from the University of Michigan and his BFA from the University of New Mexico. He is currently a lecturer at the University of New Mexico.