No one of us owns the truth. What we see in a particular situation is often a function of the lens we apply.
In all of our lives there is a tension between the need to focus and our awareness that truth is multifaceted. There are many different ways of seeing and understanding what is before us.
Lenses or particular points of view are necessary, but by design, they leave so much out.
Lenses sharpen our vision, but limit our view.
The work begins with a whole, a common fabric. From that whole, elements are differentiated and pull apart. That process continues and the rectangles split and shift and a greater diversity of colors emerge.
Patterned openings express different orders, languages, logic and ways of being. Suspended and in motion, individual elements maintain integrity but can move from a whole shape to a single line, depending on one's point of view.
Openings allow influence- unexpected colors, shapes and patterns are visible through openings. We are changed as we allow things outside of ourselves to register on us, to influence us, to allow us insight.
As a landscape architect, I am interested in the complexity, diversity and the extraordinary beauty of the life below our feet. In this series of abstracted collages, I explore layering, banding, colors and patterns of soil and earth. The space between elements is critical. In a healthy ecosystem, there must be sufficient space for air, water, roots, and movement.
Each profile is unique but can be better understood within a context of other profiles.
