In this presentation, contradictions of trapped wishes are embodied by a suite of shaped panels collaged with denim that are saturated with a plurality of metaphors. The notion of memento mori — a symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death — creeps through this gamut of artworks.

Throughout his practice, Doyle also references road trips and white-collar success — pillars of American mythology — to question the persistence of Rugged Individualism as the fabric of our national identity. Through a series of mechanical miniatures, theatrical scenery, and prop-like denim works, the artist foregrounds the dangers of nostalgia and our evolving relationship to consumerism. Seemingly innocuous, Doyle’s expanded visual vocabulary — vending machine, typewriter, cigarette pack — continue to weave a complex story.