Cristian Mariani, a philosopher of science and physicist, has used one of my prints as an image for a workshop at the University delia Svizzera Italiana . Mariana has previously used various images of my artwork to illustrate his ideas. Mariani wrote of my artwork ,

“I think on a very intuitive level, you were able to represent the thought that the microscopic world is fundamentally not determinate. I don't know if that was your aim, but that's definitely what your work represents for me. This idea of indeterminacy connects nicely to my philosophical work on quantum theory.”

Interpace Opens as part of the The 7th Annual Art Prospect festival based in St Petersburg Russia

During this time of Covid-19, we’ve been conducting most of our activities within our homes. The question of this era: how can we establish a connection to our community, to the outside world, from within the confines of our dwellings? Our Installation “Interface” is a video record of materials and objects from within our house, projected onto fabric-skinned tetrahedral forms located on our front porch.

The triangular fabric surfaces of the installation amplify and fragment the images from within the dwelling. We organize the sequence of objects in a loose chronology that follows our engagements with the spaces of our home throughout the day.

In any period, particularly in the age of pandemic and social distancing, the front porch serves as an interface between the private realm of an individual or family and their community. It is the space of dialogue between the private and the public. For this reason, we are locating our installation, “Interspace”, on our wooden porch in Northern New England.

Our intervention is a structure of five-foot-long wood dowels connected as tetrahedrons with surfaces of stretched nylon fabric, forms reminiscent of kites, solar sails, and geodesic domes. The primary feeling is one of lightness which contrasts with the traditional design of the neo-classical porch. In the placement of this multi-surface installation, our goal is to engage the viewer strolling by, acknowledge their shifting viewpoints as they move through space.

The opportunity to create this installation in Vermont, as part of an international exhibition, is a direct outcome of the pandemic crisis. This year, the Art Prospect Festival, which typically is located in St Petersburg, Russia is now including artists and sites throughout the world. The artworks in this exhibition are presented both in-situ, through a website, and artists are connected through on-line based discussions .

On Site construction has begun for "Job Site", at BCA center, Burlington City arts

Bill Ferehawk, my collaborator , arrived late Tuesday evening. We completed documenting works on Wednesday, loaded the car and by Thursday we were at Burlington City Arts. For two days we constructed the framed walls assembly;lage that will incorporate two video projections. With the help of my husband, Danny Sagan, and with an extra hand from BCA staff, we lifted the walls into place. Monday , June 17th, we resume our installation process and will be hanging the “Studfinder Drawings” as well as prepping the wall for the Frottage drawings of tools. Below some images of the Tool Drawings framed and a few process images.

I am Curating Sculptfest2018 at The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center

The theme of the exhibit is "Interdependence" . I have included a text description of my call to artists for this exhibit below. The opening of this exhibit is Saturday September 8th, 5-8 pm. open to the public. There will be a site specific performance/Installation  by Amy Königbauer the evening of the opening. There will be a sound pice by Charles Hickey performed as well in one of the quarries. There will be refreshments and music. This event is open to the public.

See this great  preview  of the exhibit  by B. Amore in Art New England

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Interdependence reflects a form of symbiosis, the interaction between two or more elements for the benefit of all. Interdependency is a state of mutual support. 

The concept of interdependence can serve as a lens to understand the relationships within natural systems and between people, industries, nation-states, structural components and abstract forms. The modern era is defined, in part, by an increase in interdependency. As our technologies, economies, and cultures have evolved they are more apt to be tied to complex systems of mutual reliance. We have always been in a state of interdependence with our natural systems. Within many fields of study, we examine the interdependence of factors that drive outcomes.

Within the field of art and the practice of art it is useful to ask in what ways our practices are dependent on the work of other artists or other works of art. How are we influenced and inspired by fellow artists? How do we in turn support others? What other systems of mutual support drive creativity? Nothing we achieve is accomplished alone.

The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center occupies a site shaped by an industry’s need for the marble below the surface. The transformation of this defunct quarry into a thriving art center reflects a web of supporting relationships, not least that between the art exhibited and the site. How does the site impact the art made and exhibited here and how does this art shape the way we understand, move through and experience this place?