Hidden Reality

The organisms in these drawings reflect growth and decay along with beautiful molds and fungi, but they’re drawn on paper that doesn’t address the excruciating feelings of immediacy I had as the virus and climate change invaded my thoughts full time. The paper was dictating the boundaries of the images, rather than the images dictating the form of the paper. By leaving the paper outside for a month, it became a diary of flooding and storms, and demanded that we not turn away from its reality. As the ravaged paper became unbearable, I added silver linings, which, together, remind us how precious life is—that protecting it is vital.