He was particularly attracted to exploring metaphors that reflected the relationship between nature and art, and his radical practice brought him into
proximity with other artists working in a similar manner.
As the title may suggest, the series explores, on the one hand, shared yet defined territories, while on the
other hand, highlighting the fact that the participating
artists in the exhibition are in close
proximity to — closely related, although not exactly inhabiting or native of — the communities that they are working
with or representing in their work.
Pierce uses a range of media, often making work
with other artists, actors, teachers and students in collaborations that draw upon historical relationships to the political: the potential for dissent and self - determination, slippages between individual work and institution, and the
proximity of past artworks.