Ripple effect gallery @ Santa Fe Community College
6401 Richards Ave., Room 723D, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Thursday, January 22, 4-6p
Strand by strand Jen Turner weaves a future ancestral cave with stalagmites of imperative messages
The main installation features a hand-tied horse hair grid applied to the entire space, a forest of clay sculptures, and a time capsule-like soundscape. The show also includes four other works: three small sculptures and one large wall piece, which will be transformed with live vegetation for the closing. The installation explores the theme of deep time and its existence within civilization and in the natural world. While working, Turner considers the phenomenology of evolution, interconnected-ness, and ideas of control vs. chaos. She applies the grid as a motif, sometimes carved in clay or woven with horsehair onto geometric forms. Lastly, she uses Iive plants and sound bites to mark time. Continue reading “Closing Reception for Jen Turner’s BURNED IN installation”
















