Acrylic Paint on Canvas
129” x 88.5” (x2) + 25.75” x 79”

Around the time my baby boy was teething, I came across an image on the internet of a toddler’s skull, where all the soon-to-be-Adult teeth are already there as secondary rows of teeth, waiting for the right time to emerge. 

Taken aback by the horror that such monstrosity can exist behind the facade of my cute baby son’s face, I was also impressed by the brilliance of this biological design and began to question why one might see it as rather frightening, at least at the onset. 

Perhaps, it’s adulthood itself that is what’s frightening, and the idea that the children we bring into the world would sooner or later have to face it is what horrifies us. Maybe we can’t quite handle the thought of seeing their innocence and playfulness eroded by the harsh realities we ourselves have contributed to designing for them, or at least have failed to alter for them. If the worst of what we’ve seen in our lifetime hasn’t quite perished, then perhaps it’s inevitable our offspring will see them too. Even if they remain hidden from sight for the time being, waiting for the right time to emerge.

But maybe, just maybe, those adult teeth hidden within the structure of our children’s skulls are a sign that they are in a way predesigned to take on adulthood and evertyhing that comes with it. That if and when necessary, they’re ready to show their teeth.

Acrylic Paint on Wall

Mural commissioned by Rice University’s The Baker Institute to adorn the hallways adjacent to their Center for Energy Studies. The abstract glyphs (which actually spell out the center’s name) are comprised of an entirely new alphabet created by Ganzeer which uses imagery of power, both literal and abstract, as the starting point for the letterforms.The project was curated by The Moody Center’s Frauke Josenhans for inclusion in the permanent collection of Rice Public Art.  

Photos by Nash Baker

Acrylic Paint on Wall

Mural commissioned by Rice University’s The Baker Institute to adorn the hallways adjacent to their McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth as well as the Center for Public Finance. The abstract glyphs (which actually spell out the center’s name) are comprised of an entirely new alphabet created by Ganzeer which uses imagery of growth, both literal and abstract, as the starting point for the letterforms.The project was curated by The Moody Center’s Frauke Josenhans for inclusion in the permanent collection of Rice Public Art.  

Photos by Nash Baker

Mixed Media on Wall

Mixed media mural commissioned by Rice University’s The Baker Institute to adorn the hallways adjacent to their Center for the US and Mexico as well as the Center for Health and Bioscience. Materials used include handmade ceramic tiles from Mexico, Mexican microcomics, posters from the Justseeds Collective, as well as an assortment of other found posters and printed matter and also material designed by Ganzeer. The process involved allowing fellows and interns at the Baker Institute to inscribe directly onto the mural as it was being developed, thus informing a lot of its content and tranforming the wall into a space of vibrant dialogue and discussion.  The project was curated by The Moody Center’s Frauke Josenhans for inclusion in the permanent collection of Rice Public Art.  

Photos by Nash Baker

Mixed Media on Wall

Mixed media mural at Rice University’s The Baker Institute to adorn the hallways adjacent to their Center for the Middle East. The project was curated by The Moody Center’s Frauke Josenhans for inclusion in the permanent collection of Rice Public Art.  

Photos by Nash Baker