Power Structures/ Prints

Print is an industrial medium, a collaboration between artist and machine. The petrochemical plants and power stations of Cancer Alley employ precise mechanical and chemical processes to transform the base elements of water, fire, earth and air into pure potential energy, pure work. Similarly, printmakers employ mechanical and alchemical processes to transform metal, wood, and stone matrixes into reproducible works of art. The printed works within this show explore the Power Structures of Cancer Alley through graphic, abstracted compositions which emphasize the balance of line and form in industrial spaces.  The varying traditional mediums of my printed works offer diverse qualities of texture and surface. The wood, stone, and metal speak of industry through their materiality as well as their imagery.