THINGS IMPORTANT TO A BOY SERIES
Seemingly insignificant items, such as a screw or bolt, are important objects found and held in a tiny hand or a tiny pocket, not to be left behind or forgotten at any moment. As significant as a teddy bear, screws and bolts are given a name .“Dukes”, and take their place in the hierarchy of a child’s world.
These items are illustrated in the grid of graphite drawings titled “Things important to a boy”.
THINGS IMPORTANT TO A BOY: LEGOS
Graphite on paper
8x10"
THINGS IMPORTANT TO A BOY: "WOOLY"
Graphite on paper
8x10"
THINGS IMPORTANT TO A BOY: REMOTE
Graphite on paper
8x10"
SUSANNA RICHTER HELMAN
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BACKLIT COLLAGE LIGHTBOXES
SUSANNA & MARK HELMAN COLLABORATION
Made using hundreds of small lights and custom electronics, these glossy, translucent static and kinetic backlit collages explore how weather and climate changes impact various panoramic land and seascapes beginning in 2008.
The natural elements fog, rain, sunshine and wind are visually translated using unconventional materials; paper and light. These hand-made, back-lit lightboxes are created using hundreds of hand-soldered lights to create a custom light panel. Using paper, colored plastic and, in some cases, motors, to create movement without the use of digital imagery, these pieces explore and visually translate lightning, sea storms, twisters and falling snow.
