past present 2022
Insects are declining and disappearing most rapidly on the planet. Many of essential pollinators like bees and butterflies are threatened by climate change, loss of habitat and food sources, pesticides, colony collapse and man’s impact …
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threatened: trees at risk
Threatened: Chestnut 2022: The American Chestnut was one of the most important forest trees in this country. The species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease that came from Chinese Chestnut trees introduced …
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message in a bottles
Message in a Bottle: Scavengers at TJ 2022: A pair of peacocks pecking and eating bugs off of a license plate in the parking lot of the Trader Joes in Pasadena represent many animals and …
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acqua alta: Venice 2019
Venice is treasure of western culture and civilization, particularly the Renaissance. Yet it has been impacted by climate change and lunar tides, resulting in the phenomenon of Acqua Alta. The city is very vulnerable to …
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markings 2019
markings 2019 2 channel video installation Artists have used the stone walls as canvases for millennia. Ancient Native Americans created pictographs and petroglyphs on canyon walls and rock faces that documented their lives. These markings …
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reflections Venice 2018
Reflections Venice 2018 3 channel video installation 8’H x 16’W x 10’D – 2.44m x 4.88m x 3.05m (dimensions may vary) The infrastructure of many cities around the globe is deteriorating and threatened by climate …
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vanishing ii 2017
Vanishing II – an installation about bees Video projection – dimensions variable Blown glass globes – 5” to 8” diameter Lab Table with petri dishes – 32”H x 56”W x 19”D Bees evolved from carnivorous …
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past present 2016
Past Present – 30+ years collaboration Phil Space exhibition: August 5 -26, 2016 Susanna Carlisle and Bruce Hamilton present works from more than three decades of collaboration. They combine backgrounds in visual art, architecture, computer …
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debris 2016
Debris 2016 2 channel video installation with hanging glass globes in projection each video is 8′ 6″ H x 13′ 8″ W – 2.9m H x 4.17m W channel 1 is 14 min 27 sec …
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inside out 2015
an installation single channel video projection on sheer white spandex suspended and draped in a serpentine configuration 45 minute loop dimensions variable special thanks to John H. Marks, MD The relationship between the human body …
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