Art in the Anthropocene:Portraits Beyond Appearance
Using the convention and structures from portraiture to invert heirarchies from the inside out, and see humanity through systems of nature.
Megan Dyer
Biographs and Tree Rings
Tree Rings of MPJ, Seeing ourselves in other people's stories, variable sizes, photo in reflected in laser cut mirror. 2024
Biograph of MDD: Seeing ourselves in other people's stories, variable sizes, photo in refelected in laser cut mirror, 2024
Tree Rings of MDD: Seeing ourselves in other people's stories, variable sizes, photo reflected in laser cut mirror, 2024
Tree Rings of CM: Seeing ourselves in other people's stories,24x36" photo in reflected laser cut mirror, variable sizes, 2024.
Tree RIngs of CM, Seeing ourselves in other people's stories, 24x36", photo in reflected laser cut mirror, variable sizes, 2024.
Biograph of CM, laser cut mirror, 24x36", 2024
Biograph of MDD, laser cut mirror, 24x36", 2024
Tree Rings of MDD, laser cut on mirrored glass, 24x36", 2024.
Tree Rings of CM, laser cut on mirrored glass, 24x36", 2024
Tree Rings of MPJ, laser cut on mirrored glass, 24x36",2024
Biographs
Each bandwidth describes the quality of a year in a person's life. A good year is described with a wide band, a difficult year by a more narrow band.
These graphs condense information into a structure in order to describe the quality of each year in the subject's life.
Human Tree Rings
These pieces are made by transferring the bandwidths from the Biographs into concentric circles. These more closely resemble tree rings as they reflect the effects of climate.
Biographs as structure for paintings
The bands from the Biographs are transferred to the painting, creating the structure. These graphite lines continue from the painting onto the wall connecting to the painting next to it.
