Description
About this piece:
My strata series is inspired by the geologically significant strata layers visible throughout Colorado which tell the history of the earth. Much like we use books to tell our own histories the earth tells its own story through these interesting formations. Humans have also used spaces in our landscapes as mnemonic devices to store knowledge. These cultures often used myth and ritual in sacred sites to remember information vital to their survival. My work tries to bridge these concepts of storytelling and books with landscape and memory.
Materials:
linen, paper, thread, bone, gouache
About the artist:
Lives and works in Brighton, Colorado, United States. Catherine Robinson is a Colorado based book artist and landscape painter.
Her paintings of the landscape inspired and continue to inform her book works today. Her work explores the various technologies humans have used to store knowledge throughout time. Preliterate cultures used mnemonic devices, oftentimes landscapes and natural objects, to store knowledge and increasingly we now use smartphones and tablets. Catherine’s work suggests landscapes with her books and her handmade boxes evoke the feeling of a well designed apple product package..
