Capturing the Ephemeral
For the past several years I have been concerned with the nature of inquiry, both artistic and scientific. And I have been exploring ways in which we attempt to understand and contain elusive experience.. In this work I am exploring notions of breathing, filling, emptying, pouring, and holding. The materials used are latex, filled and covered with clear resin, steel and copper wire, and, in some cases, dried botanicals. The three-dimensional wire drawings -- that delineate and define space-- refer both to scientific notation, diagramming, and the hand of the artist in attempting to capture ephemeral phenomena. They add another layer to the process of investigation and understanding, a continuum between art and science. The impossibility of permanence is an issue that resonates with my own experience, emotional and intellectual, of my place in the natural world