Meeson Pae Yang
310-484-9231
Proposal
I am interested in exploring the convergence of science, technology and personal mythology into a thickly layered stratum of images and objects reflecting systems within the body, nature, and imagination. The root of my work is based on the beautiful and intricate designs and phenomena associated with the microscope world from the intriguing geometric design of diatoms to the phenomena of cellular activity. These microscopic elements are extracted, layered, and expanded to create immersive site-responsive installations that act as otherworldly ecosystems integrated into urban architecture. They undulate between the real and fantastical, the micro and macro, the organic and synthetic.
I act out of curiosity and through an incremental approach to accumulative and repetitive objects to transform space, depth, and movement. Meticulous sculptures combine in accumulative and repetitive installations where biological forms surge and rise, thus accentuating and manipulating associations with microscopic landscape and scientific display. Through the delicate combination of materials - plastic, fluid, light, and metal - biomorphic forms and otherworldly environments emerge and are encoded with the potential for growth, expansion, and regeneration.
Through working with artists and Dr. Randall, I look forward to the cross pollination of art and science. This process would create opportunities to understand life in a deeper and more profound way by observing our exquisitely complex environment. Further I look forward to expanding my practice through the conceptual investigations and development of ideas within a group context.
Image List:
Biomes
2009
9 ft (H) x 8 ft (W) x 5 ft (D)
(dimensions variable- one bubble is 9” x 7” x 9”)
natural cork bark, thermoformed Plexiglas, aluminum, laser cut polystyrene, urethane, silicone, vinyl medical tubing, electrical component, vinyl, stainless steel hardware
Dispersion
2008
10 ft (H) x 52 ft (W) x 12 ft (D)
(dimensions variable – largest moss sphere has 9” diameter)
Preserved Irish moss, reindeer moss, sphagnum moss, artificial moss, silicone, acrylic capsules, silicone tubing, vinyl, steel hardware, Styrofoam
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