Sterling Ruby is known for the multifaceted nature of his practice, which encompasses painting, ceramics, collage, video, photography, textiles, sculpture, and installations. Working in a wide range of media, from the traditional to the unconventional, Ruby has created an oeuvre that, while remarkably diverse, is firmly rooted within a complex and coherent artistic strategy. Often drawing upon autobiographical, art historical, or sociological sources, Ruby's seemingly ‘incomprehensible’ visual range embodies a schizophrenic, ‘post-everything’ state of perpetual fragmentation and synthesis. His practice involves a combination of philosophical inquiry and material investigation, with the latter involving the seemingly endless repurposing, combining, and recombining of different techniques and media. This approach also mirrors a shifting condition of constant deconstruction/reconfiguration and the idea of a non-hierarchical, boundaryless universe.