This series of collages depicts airport scenes transformed into colorful fractals merged with flora. This project combines the artist’s curiosity about people and the human condition with the sense of wonder and refuge she finds in nature.

To begin, the artist observed the movement of travelers and workers in the airport. She evolved her observations into characters, representing the variety of people in the airport. To recreate their movements, she set up a week of play and improvisation in her studio with professional actors and dancers, and everyday people. She offered prompts for them to strike poses, and then transformed her photographs of the poses into digital collages and fractals. She combined them with images of flora captured mostly in her neighborhood – Pittsburgh’s Highland Park. The result is a playful collage of characters and flora.

Models include Karla Boos, Isidora Concha-Loyola, Erin Dunn, Hazel Dunn Young, Natalia Gonzalez, Nia Goodman, Kevin Hefke, Gail Langstroth, Todd Nuttall, Kelsey Robinson, Sofia Tapia-Loyola, Mark C. Thompson, and Bru & Bärli.

Materials: Digital Photography, Glass
Location: Concourse B
Type: Collage