Longmont, CO 80502
Monuments to the Ephemeral is a series of large ink drawings (10’ x 12’) on transparent plastic that explore ideas related to the effects of global climate change on the environment. Monuments references American landscape painters of the Hudson River Valley School with a renewed alarm at the effect of climate change and the fragility of the environment. The work speaks to environmental concerns through the futile attempt to immortalize disappearing geological features in images that are even more fragile and ephemeral. Comprised of transparent plastic and ink, these drawings have a fairly short life span. In the gallery, they hang loosely against the wall and sway with any gentle breeze caused by the movement of our human bodies. To personalize the drawings, each piece also includes an excerpt from a love letter. Like the environment, love is ephemeral and can be nurtured or easily destroyed. Both subjects confront issues associated with loss.