Azure Borealis
Completed
2018
Medium
Photography, Pigment print with acrylic facemount
Dimensions
30 x 20 x .5"
Cost
$2,500
Description
These photographs emerged as a visual response to my experience of listening to the radio about some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time—global warming, the catastrophic disintegration of the Larsen B Ice Shelf, the inexorable rise in sea levels, and the alarming accumulation of plastics in our oceans. These broadcasts served as a trigger and a framework for these imagined landscapes and seascapes.
The work explores the threshold between seeing and perception: that fleeting moment when an idea begins to surface but has not yet taken full form. The images are intentionally abstract, suggestive rather than literal, inviting viewers to enter a quiet space of recognition and reflection.
Unlike familiar objects that reveal themselves instantly, these images unfold slowly. They resonate like a distant bell—unclear at first, but growing more distinct with time. Meaning arises not from the image alone, but from the evolving relationship between the viewer and the work.
About this Artist
Mary Farmilant
Challenging the way audiences view and interact with the photographic image has prompted Mary Farmilant to create an integral experience where the viewer blends with the photograph. They develop a reciprocal relationship where the viewer changes through the impact made by the object; the object changes, too. Auditory, visual, olfactory, and kinesthetic stimuli in her work generates an impalpable emotional experience. In her photographic series, Natura Consonat, the installation responds to the audience: silk panels sway in the breeze created by human movement. Her work engages on a personal level, placing the audience inside the art so they become part of it. Farmilant has exhibited in Galería de Arte Buenos Aires Sur, Toronto Contact Photo Festival; International Museum of Surgical Science, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Indianapolis Art Center, Festival of Light, Cardiff, Wales, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, and Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Awards include the…
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