Growing Among Them

Shapes in nature interact with space in a very different way than the gallery setting. Nature becomes a far more active environment, purely by how many living things come into contact with the shapes and the work as a whole. The ever-changing environment, even when left untouched by humans, is a source of endless evolution and literal growth of the space.

This exploration out of the studio, saw the shapes literally morph into the growing environment, where natural and artificial growth collided. The shapes arrange themselves in an organic pattern, expanding over the forest floor like the root system of a tree. Their varying sizes reflect the same organic development and growth cycle as seen in nature, yet the shapes are distinctly man-made and geometric. They stand out in the natural realm, yet they absorb and reflect the characteristics and visual elements of their surrounding environment. They hide in plain site.

As viewers, we can choose to see the shapes for their purely formal elements, relating them more so to the man-made constructions of the world, or one can choose to see deeper into the reflections of the shapes, and reveal a whole new perspective of their surroundings - by looking down into the shapes, one can see upwards and outwards into the environment, and perhaps even deeper into themselves.

By extending this new type of viewing, one can feel a new kind of connection to the ever-changing natural world around us, that we so often take for granted and never truly 'see'.