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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Glow Exhibition - Butterfield Garage Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
BACKLIT COLLAGES
COLLABORATION
SUSANNA & MARK HELMAN
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.
The natural elements fog, rain, sunshine, wind and snow are visually translated using unconventional materials; paper and light. Inspired by Op Art and sculpture from the Bauhaus movement, these hand-made, back-lit lightboxes use hundreds of lights, each one hand-soldered to create a custom light panel, which are best displayed in a dark room. Then, using paper, colored plastic and, in some cases, motors, Susanna and Mark explore and visually translate a range of elements such as fog, rain, sunshine, wind and snow.
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Sea Storm
Kinetic (moving) Backlit Collage
6 x 21 x6"
DC power, motor, lights
Lightning #1
Backlit Collage
6 x 21 x6"
DC power (lightning storm)
Twister
Kinetic (moving) Backlit Collage
6 x 21 x6"
DC power, motor, lights
Fog
Backlit Collage
6 x 21 x6"
DC power (lights fade to dark, fog light fades in and out)