Antidote (Photoluminescent)
Antidote is a single photographic image, 8 by 21 feet, constructed of hundreds to form a transformative vision of a magical garden. It is a proposal for a better place, an Eden, something lost then regained. The formation of the image was inspired by Henri Rousseau’s painting of the jungle with a sweeping arc of foliage.
Antidote (Dystopian Dreaming), 8 x 21 feet, Photoluminescent Inkjet Print, 2011, Installation view at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA (light phase)
Antidote (Dystopian Dreaming), 8 x 21 feet, Photoluminescent Inkjet Print, 2011, Installation view at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA (dark phase)
Half-Lives
The photograph is flanked on both sides by living topiary shrubs, with a garden bench for meditation. To accompany the Mural a wall mounted piece suggests a stained glass window, Half-Lives is constructed of multiple antique doilies, dyed to mimic the tones of the photograph. Each floral doily is embedded with layers of photoluminescent silicone. It references the micro/macro botanical structures that occur in a garden.
Half-Lives I, 36 x 84 inches, Photoluminescent doilies with silicone, 2011 / Installation view at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA (light phase)
Half-Lives I, 36 x 84 inches, Photoluminescent doilies with silicone, 2011 / Installation view at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA (dark phase)
Installation view at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA (light phase), 2011
Installation view at Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA (dark phase), 2011
Half-Lives II, 60 x 60 inches, Photoluminescent doilies with silicone, 2011, Installation view at Houston Center For Photography, Houston, TX (dark phase)
Half-Lives II, 60 x 60 inches, Photoluminescent doilies with silicone, 2011, Installation view at Houston Center For Photography, Houston, TX (light phase)
From the Intimate to the Infinite
From the Intimate to the Infinite was inspired by the Powers of Ten (film, 1977) by Charles and Ray Eames. The Powers of Ten depicts the relative scale of the universe. My version was crafted from thousands of hand-cut photographs of flowers from my garden, meticulously arranged to form an image of the M101 galaxy.
From the Intimate to the Infinite, Hand-cut photoluminescent prints mounted on vinyl, 2010, Installation view at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA (light phase)
From the Intimate to the Infinite, Hand-cut photoluminescent prints mounted on vinyl, 2010, Installation view at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA (dark phase)