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A Severe Gentleness, 2024, 15x4x41", MRI's of artist's brain, negative photos of roses printed on transparency, rose dust covered wooden 'holders', gel medium, artist's tape, plumbing fasteners, amaranth aka 'love lies bleeding'
Emotional, psychological, and spiritual phenomena often mirror those in the 'natural' world. Plants have long held sentimental and spiritual meaning for humans- we bring flowers to both the wedding and funeral, and vernacular plant names often reference the human body. The rose 'x-rays' and amaranth flow out of the emotion center of the mind.