interference

As one of the Jurors of the "Wild Things" themed youth exhibition at the Pump House, I've tried to define and redefine what is wild... what is thing. As Jurors we were asked to also show two of our own works in the small balcony gallery. I didn't want to hang my typical work as part of this show. I wanted to create work in response to the show's theme, so I did.

It's interesting how much weight two words can carry. Embedded in them are history, culture, politics, perceptions, memory, and the possibility for new meaning. I kept thinking about the relationships between civilized and uncivilized... the hierarchy of being human and the type of responsibility THAT entails. I thought of Darwin and others who explored new species and painstakingly documented their existence within our ecological landscape.

Below is my closest attempt at an artist statement for these simple drawings.

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Artist Statement
Transmutants & Fossilies



Within our landscape are spectacular marvels of natural order. They refine our definitions of ecology. Marvels such as fractals, symmetry, and hyperbolas exist under their own conditions while concepts such as birth, and death operate under another set of conditions within the natural order.

Historically, these conditions have been know to exist as many forms ranging from the environment, weather, and viruses to pollution and more. How these balancing forces affect life forms within the ecological environment conveys a story and history about relationships, thoughtfulness, and order within the governing system.

The two illustrations, Transmutants & Fossilies are explorations of this thoughtfulness within the governing ecosystem and the types of direct biological changes that result. I am questioning the symbiosis of the ecosystem, calling to question the hierarchical part of human invention and interference.