Since 2004 Dave Swensen’s work has consisted primarily of conceptually based sculpture and video works. Visually clean and de-tailed, these works reflect many of his personal relationships as well as observations on several human conditions and normalities.

Desiring the need to document human emotions, Swensen developed the ability to manipulate image, time, and video sequence consequently exploiting emotion or its absence. He became interested in time as a physical quality and how it affects video and the advancement of the images on film. These elements have become a factor in the completion of many of the video works. People have a general need to interact; making connections large and small that are irreplaceable. Working with video has allowed Swen-sen to focus in on the small regularities and common place milestones.

Dave Swensen consistently finds himself exploring subject matter of a personal nature pertaining to life, death, love, psychology and chemistry of the human body. While some might find this revealing, he finds that it helps to understanding the human condi-tion and relevancy of life's everyday activities. Society dances around the idea of being truly happy while being desensitized by the world around us. Swensen feels his work provides a sense of hope and urgency for the viewer.