Just as negative space defines the shape of the subject, trash defines human behavior. On looking at post-consumer packaging I find banal tokens of choice and prioritization. I aim my attention at the messaging that influences buying decisions.

In my work I observe the mark of sustainability on individual behavior and on organizations. I explore waste as both a noun and a verb and its utility in society. The broad contrast that exists between private interest and public interest? I am questioning that.

I am a painterly collagist: I work in the medium of collage in which I embed a viewpoint of painting.

The notion of human error as an intrinsic property of human activity is another theme I enfold in my work. The universality of human error intrigues me – its indeterminism and variability – for its unique capacity to bring about discovery. Appropriating materials from post-consumer products lets me inject a dose of fabricated imprecision into my artwork, by mixing textures from varied sources, which in turn obscure the contours within the image. Cut with scissors, these pieces of paper celebrate the imperfection of a mark made by hand.

Nurit Pazner is an Israeli American artist based in Chicago. Before practicing art professionally, she worked in the technology industry developing software for architectural design, market research, and financial technology. Nurit received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science in Management from Boston University.