Consistent with her primary concern to energize space through sculptural intervention, Rubins makes collages from the colored photographs of sculptural materials, including airplane parts, boats, and cast animals. To further emphasize the formal autonomy of these lively works in which clustered motifs thrust outwards in all directions, Rubins cuts each collage away from its empty background and given it an aluminum sheet backing. In doing so, she creates an innovative hybrid form that hovers between two and three dimensions. See a selection below.