 According to Thalken, the photos explore the cycle of life and “provide evidence of our persistent urge to control the natural world around us.”

"The Soul Is A Light Housekeeper"

This work consists photographs of monthly collections of debris collected from the artist's vacuum cleaner over the course of one year.The photographs, each scaled to the size of the debris pile, serve to document the discarded remnants of daily life and the routines surrounding them.According to Thalken, the images comment “on the former life of the material itself and on my life as the generator and gatherer of the remains.”

"Red Jacket"

Inspired by the death of her mother from Alzheimer's disease in 2000, "Red Jacket" is a 13-minute multi-media performance that reenacts Thalken's selective memories of her mother.