My artist statement for my senior show is related somewhat to our 21st century challenges class so I added it.

We waste the space that we have. Old, abandoned buildings are left unused and left to crumble as we expand around them. The chaotic nature of my work represents destruction. Statues are often perceived as symbols of permanence; however, they have been fragmented and distorted in my work to give a sense of the temporal. Art—like buildings, like lives—breaks down, as do the subjects of my work.

—Michael W. Shore