Becoming Branch
The Swimming Hole Foundation
Bearsville, New York
2022
The Swimming Hole Foundation
Bearsville, New York
2022
I began my nature-guided practice at a very young age when I used to dance on the beach as the waves crashed on me. In these moments I delighted in how the sound and the ocean’s force influenced my movement. Since then I have had an undeniable gravitational pull towards exploring the feedback loop between humans and the natural world. Recently this has often begun with a relationship to a tree. The tree becomes a portal to then communicate with the land on which it is rooted.
During a project in Woodstock, NY in 2022 I expounded on the connection between nature and innate creativity, and I focused more on the landscape at large. I learned balance from the tress, harmony from the wind and the leaves, grounding from the mountains, and transformation from the lake. The notion that a sequence of experiences evokes transformation has always been of interest in my work, and this project brought the idea to the forefront.
During a project in Woodstock, NY in 2022 I expounded on the connection between nature and innate creativity, and I focused more on the landscape at large. I learned balance from the tress, harmony from the wind and the leaves, grounding from the mountains, and transformation from the lake. The notion that a sequence of experiences evokes transformation has always been of interest in my work, and this project brought the idea to the forefront.