Invited artist:CASEY MCGUIRE
A Tree Cannot Grow without a Rock
Acrylic, Transparency Paper, Gouache, Brass tube
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My installations explore the political dimensions of land ownership; the problem of foam, microplastics, and other industrial waste in our environment; and the fragile interconnectivity of the Earth’s ecosystems. The record for 24 Hours of Wonder is an interpretation of a family tree, A Tree Cannot Grow without a Rock is a collection of uncut precious stones that represent people's birthstones and geolocations of family heritage. Landscape is an ingrained and tactile experience for many people of where they grew up. Erosion of landscape and relationships is imminent without the actual trees and rocks. A metaphor for erosion and family history, the sound wave represents imagery of a seismograph, a visual representation of something felt not seen. A record of preservation and loss.
Casey McGuire received her BFA from Alfred University and her MFA in Sculpture from the University of Colorado, Boulder. The daughter of a taxidermist and decoy carver she was subject to object making at a young age. Growing up in Vermont has left a lasting impression and fuels her works based on home and the Anthropocene. Her installations contain video, found objects and constructions of roadside detritus that are a conceptualization of climate crisis and materiality.
Her Installations have been exhibited at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids MI; White Space Gallery, Atlanta, GA; 621 Gallery, Tallahassee FL; Terminal 136, UTSA San Antonio, TX, The Zuckerman Museum, Kennesaw, GA, and Grace Exhibition Space, NY.
McGuire was featured in the October 2009 issue of Sculpture Magazine. She has also been invited to be a resident at Hambidge Center for the Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. Most recently McGuire is a studio resident artist at Atlanta Contemporary in Atlanta Georgia.
