Photo credit: Peter Lee. Paint color names are designed to evoke a mood or association. I wondered what these color names looked like through the lens of synesthesia. Using names from hardware store paint chips, I created three distinct palettes using the colors associate with the letters in each name.
Wallflower (Invasive Species), Panel 2 (detail)
Photo credit: Peter Lee. This is the second in a series of four tile panels which depicts my move from decorative compositions to representational imagery of endangered species. In this panel, imagery shifts from native Minnesota wildflowers to invasive garlic mustard and buckthorn.
Invasive Minnesota Noxious Weeds in Three Rivers Park District” (1990-Present)
Photo credit: Eric Mueller. This composition uses data visualization techniques to chart invasive terrestrial species within the Minnesota Three Rivers Park District. Each plant represents a different invasive. They are organized chronologically from left to right, mapping the year the species was added to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Noxious Weed list. Each aspect of […]
Invasion of Starry Stonewort in Minnesota Lakes
Photo credit: Eric Mueller. This piece joins decorative marks with data in reflecting the recent aggressive invasion of Starry Stonewort in Minnesota lakes. Each cylinder represents a year from 2015 to 2018, and each line relates to a lake infected with starry stonework. Decorative dots and lines record other invasive species already present in the […]
Endangered/Invasive (Floating Marigold & Purple Loosestrife)”
Photo credit: Peter Lee. Floating Marsh-marigold (Caltha natans) is an endangered aquatic species that is very sensitive to disturbances such as water level fluctuation from motorboats, increased herbicides and nutrient enrichment in the water, and loss of habitat from invasive species such as Purple Loosestrife. On Nov 1, 2018, the MN DNR issued permits for […]
Vase (Dwarf Trout Lily)”
Photo credit: Peter Lee. Dwarf Trout Lily (Erythronium propullans) is a spring ephemeral that is Minnesota endemic—it is only known to occur in three southeastern counties in the Cannon River Watershed. Its survival is threatened by loss of elm canopy, earthworm infestation, and invasive species such as garlic mustard.
cultivating chaos
a black sound
a colourless heaven
(re) connecting emotions
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