Chloe Kottwitz
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Artist Statement
As I walk through the woods I can feel the earth give below my feet. I am aware of how grounded I am, how stuck I am to the earth’s surface, and thankful for the feet that transport me from one location to the next. With a glance from my toes to the clouds my eyes travel, skipping from one branch to the next until the sky fills my vision. There is no way to simultaneously see both the roots and the top of the trees. We forget about the vastness of the sky when completing daily tasks. We can’t comprehend the complexity of the roots as we pier through the gaps in the trees.
Neon offers the ability to mimic the magnificent. We walk through life only looking forward. By echoing organic forms with luminous tubes, I invite the viewer to change their perspective, to discover overlooked moments. This pause is an opportunity for the viewer to notice the brilliance of the natural world. To look up more often, to recognize the forgotten corners, and to see that the every day is powerful and true.
Click to view Deep Blue Sky a Lavender-White Neon Tube Mimics the Shape of the Reeds Full-Screen
Common Reed // Neon, Photograph // 36 x 5 x 5 inches
Click to view A Person is Starring the White Light Full-Screen
Canopy // Neon // 72 x 48 x 42 inches
Click to view White Neon Organic Shapes Light are Hung From The Ceiling. Full-Screen
Canopy (detail) // Neon // 72 x 48 x 42 inches
Click to view Still of a video projected over a red neon paddle install on the wall. The video features a person in a raft, floating on water, at dusk, using the neon paddle. Full-Screen
Moving Water (still from video) // Neon, video // 60 x 8 inches
Click to view Three different colored neon lines interact with fragile firings of glass frit. Light shifts from a coral orange, to a strong blue, to a soft yellow white horizontally. Full-Screen
Sight Lines // Neon, Glass Frit Casting // 72 x 40 x 6 inches
Click to view Details View Blue Sky and Neon Lights Full-Screen
Common Reed (additional image) // Neon, Photograph // 36 x 5 x 5 inches
Click to view A straight red neon line traces the negative space along a wall of rock. Full-Screen
Terrain (image one) // Neon, Photograph // 24 x 18
Click to view A bent red neon tube rests on a wall of layered sediment. Full-Screen
Terrain (image two) // Neon, Photograph // 24 x 18
Click to view Sunrise backlights a tree that has neon hanging along its branches. Full-Screen
Tracing Branches // Neon, Photograph // 24 x 18