Traces of sky in the children of earth

Trees are miniature models of the universe, microcosms worshiped and admired as a connection between the earth and the heavens, the mundane and the divine. They draw their energy from sunlight, transmuting blue to ultraviolet to green, an endless process of transformation. Traces of sky in the children of earth reflects this process of changing energies through cyanotype photography. I use the silhouettes and bodies of the trees to imprint and abstract their forms onto sensitized cotton, which is then washed in the sea. Each tree in this installation is adorned with the fabric bearing its shadow, taking a piece of the azure sky and bringing it down to earth for pedestrians to discover on their walk around the shore.

This work was made possible by the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery and Jeanne Ciravolo, Director and Assistant Professor in Residence.