Shea Cheves developed their dance artistry through the Sarah Lawrence College Dance Program, drawing influence from Butoh and Gaga practices. Their creative focus lies in the intersection of the natural and the surreal, human and inhuman realities, often embracing the grotesque, while incorporating deeply introspective improvisation. Recently, Cheves has ventured into the convergence of dance, sculpture, and film, exploring time's essence, duration, and permanence within these interconnected art forms. For example, their most recent film, Dust in All Its Form, uses a minimalistic approach to exploring dance and sculpture’s relationship to time and how they change when filmed. Cheves believes that dance is a fleeting art form, existing in a liminal space, but is transformed into something lasting when filmed; While sculpture holds one singular, unchanging moment in time. Dance can transform sculpture into an object that exists within another art form's "timescape". Film can make both art forms recur. These beliefs are explored in Cheves’ work as they blur the lines between these mediums and challenge traditional notions of artistic temporality. In their work, recurring themes emerge, such as the exploration of inhuman and nonsensical desires, the allure of the grotesque, the purity of innocence, unbridled curiosity, and the richness of emotionality. These themes interplay with the human body's relationship to time, whether expressed through movement or captured on film. Shea Cheves' art continually pushes creative boundaries, inviting viewers on a journey through the human experience, where time, emotion, and expression meld, transcending the limitations of medium and reality.