And Yet, 

And Yet, is a three part series of ecological installations inspired by the structural form and wisdom of mycelial networks. These sculptures aim to bring a part of our ecosystem that normally exists below our feet to envelop and surround viewers, inviting in a sense of oneness and equilibrium withun the ecological relationships integral to our existence.

And Yet, disturbs an anthropogenic space to expand our boundaries of how we relate ourselves to nature.  Titled after a line in the poem The World of Dew by Japanese poet Issa, they explore concepts of co-origination, interdependence, symbiosis, and communication in its creation. Mycelium shows the interconnection that is constant in all beings, and challenges the western sense of separateness and superiority that is often held in our interactions with nature.

Nature rarely deeply disrupts the spaces we exist in; it is a point of discovery, reset, a new beginning. This sculptural network transforms and intricacies emerge as one explores both inside and out. Viewers may feel displaced from the space they had originally entered, overwhelmed in the way space had been manipulated, then humbled, one, and at peace with what they were experiencing.

All beings would be nonexistent without the relationships sustained with those around it, revealing what is at stake in our current ecological crisis.

Confronting and being surrounded by these microorganisms is powerful in connecting to, understanding, and ultimately caring for more delicately.  In addition, this piece becomes a physical reflection of the artist’s drawing style, taking 2D designs into sculptural incarnations.

“If all humankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago.” - Edward O. Wilson