Caryn Martin's monotype installations use fragile materials and provisional processes to speak to the tenuous state of the environment. Dramatic shifts in weather and long-term climate changes inform these large-scale pieces.
Her process reflects both intention and improvisation as she constructs layered, atmospheric tracing paper installations. The pieces embrace transformation in their shifting use of color and varying states of material degradation. Ultimately, her installations reflect the constantly-changing environment—vulnerable, at times volatile, and yet still beautiful.
An ongoing interest in dualities has informed the piece on view in Goucher's Bond Window gallery. "Soak/Scorch," was inspired by the contrasting weather patterns and water levels across the United States, and influenced by images of forest fires, storms, and flooding. This iteration of "Soak/Scorch" will be ever-evolving. Martin will be transforming the piece through the run of the exhibition, so please stop again and again to see how the work has evolved.
