I’m thrilled to have been invited to create a site-specific outdoor work at The Residency Project, located in Pasadena, California. Bodies #8332: Pasadena, composed of images of microorganisms found in soil and plants indigenous to the Los Angeles-Southern California area, will be up from May 1 – June 30, 2021.
"Digging deeply into these invisible but vibrant lifeforms in an attempt to bring them to the surface, Bodies #8332: Pasadena presents an imaginary microbiome that blurs the boundary between science and fiction." —artist Sarah Umles, founder and director of The Residency Project.
Installation of Bodies #2332: Pasadena; photo courtesy The Residency Project, 2021.
Bodies #2332: Pasadena, graphite and paper on paper, 16.75" x 22.75", 2021.
I printed examples of Achromobacter, Bacillus, Bradyrhizobium, Cupriavidus, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas, Stenotrophomonas, and Streptomyces in varied sizes, combined them with paper scraps on paper, and drew into it. The drawing is 16.75” x 22.75” and has been digitally printed on aluminum to sustain the outdoor elements and installed outside on location at The Residency Project. Thank you Sarah!
Installation of Bodies #2332: Pasadena; photo courtesy The Residency Project, 2021.