Environmental scientists, like Forman and Moore (1992) have been studying boundaries in landscapes for many years. “Boundaries are often the most conspicuous features on land, yet our understanding of boundaries depends largely on how we perceive land. Does one focus on 1) a boundary less pattern of gradients (like certain impressionist paintings, 2) patches in a mosaic, or 3) a network of corridors?” (Forman and Moore, 1992)
“Boundaries”, my current exhibit, is as much about the changing environment as it is about my perception of the landscape. By recording the living and breathing areas that surround me, I want to pay homage to the landscape that has become so much part of my fabric. I did not realize that this integration existed so wholeheartedly until this body of work began to emerge. Landscape also includes decomposition, erosion and destruction. The patterns, mosaics and corridors of its boundaries are exposed to change in ways that reconfigure what I have known for years. The permanent and the fluid are both aspects that are important in my work.
When I spend time hiking the mountains and trails of British Columbia, I see the solid and the shifting landscape as a fantastic assembly of incongruent shapes and forms. Through this work I want to explore these perceptions by referencing what is recognizable and what is skewed. I am taking this opportunity to discover the harmonies and chaos, the beauty and confusion, and the realities and abstractions found in our natural world.