Jared Pappas-Kelley is an artist and writer whose work explores undoing, disappearance, and the sacred in contemporary culture. Their research and practice trace the role of destruction as a generative force within the creative act. Their books include Solvent Form: Art and Destruction, To Build a House That Never Ceased, and Stalking America. Their work has been exhibited internationally at venues including San Francisco MoMA, Mass MoCA, Five Years (London), Islington Mill (Manchester), and Glasgow International.