Lepisanthes & Sweet Flowering Bay

Plant Blindness

Lepisanthes

24" x 30" Thermochromic Paint on canvas

A print of an antique botanical illustration is obscured with the exception of strategically placed apertures. The paint is applied with a slight transparency that allows the viewer to see vestiges of the image beneath the surface. This approach provides a glimpse of the image but is intended to evoke frustration and a craving to unveil what lies beneath. The only way to reveal the hidden portions of the image is to touch the painting. Amazingly, the body heat from the viewer’s hand transforms the thermochromic paint from dark grey to clear, magically unveiling the image beneath. In this way, the viewer must physically engage with the subject (plant life) in order to see it. This experience serves as a metaphor for and reminder of our need to engage with the plants in our daily surroundings in a more deliberate and meaningful manner.

SWEET FLOWERING BAY

24" x 30" Thermochromic Paint on Canvas SOLD

These interactive works are intended to be experienced as a pair but convey the same message independently.