Date of Submission
Spring 2024
Academic Program
Studio Arts
Project Advisor 1
Adriane Colburn
Abstract/Artist's Statement
S E D I M E N T A R Y is a mixed-media exploration of the layers and connections between the synthetic and natural world -- Where do the natural and built environments begin and end? In what ways might natural elements and man-made materials mimic or defy one another? What aesthetic, economic, or sustainable possibilities can be unearthed when nature's laws and patterns are applied to our calculated, built environment? Most importantly, how responsible must we hold ourselves and one other for our particular interactions with and impact on our environment? S E D I M E N T A R Y places the seemingly distinct worlds of the organic and plastic, along with their respective actors, in conversation with one another, in hopes of encouraging creative engagement with the protection and preservation of all life forms. Perhaps it is examining and celebrating this very exchange between nature and the artificial – with its correspondence and dissonance – that serves to lead us closer to living in greater connection with our surroundings and one another.
-Claire E Sullivan
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Recommended Citation
Sullivan, Claire E., "SEDIMENTARY" (2024). Senior Projects Spring 2024. 286.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2024/286
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