ARTIST PROJECT SPACE

Claire Burbridge: Pathways to the Invisible

January 15 to April 19, 2020

Claire Burbridge presented works made between 2015 and 2019, including several new pieces informed by a visit to Iceland and a Percent for Art state commission, during winter 2020. The exhibition’s title, Pathways to the Invisible, referenced Burbridge’s almost microscopic examination of nature and her beautifully drawn imaginary worlds. The show was curated by Jill Hartz, former executive director of the JSMA.

Steve Rowell: Uncanny Sensing, Remote Valleys

January 23 to March 28, 2021

During winter 2021, Steve Rowell’s multicomponent project, Uncanny Sensing, Remote Valleys (2013-20) investigated ecology and post-natural landscapes. The artist collected images, audio clips, and data from autonomous aerial cameras, air-monitoring sensors, and sound detectors to create an immersive installation. The work’s title combines “remote sensing” (a method of data collection from the physical world via sensors and other remote technology) and “uncanny valley” (the cognitive dissonance caused by lifelike replicas of living things). In February 2021, Dr. Emily Eliza Scott, Assistant Professor of Art History and Environmental Studies, moderated a public Zoom program with Rowell about his methods and how we understand, perceive, and experience the environment through technology.