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Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger
Imagining Snow
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Pastel on Black Canson paper, 100 x 150, 2024
To capture the essence of the ephemeral is to capture a snowflake falling. Once it hits an object, it will disappear forever or change into something else.
This work, ‘Imagining Snow’, embodies this fleeting moment. As the snow falls, it does not take a singular path; it floats in the air and moves randomly. Using black paper as my substrate, I sought to exploit its density to consider the void or absence of all life. The random movement of the snowflake ultimately fills the void, obscuring it from our view, the ephemeral captured in memory.
This work, ‘Imagining Snow’, embodies this fleeting moment. As the snow falls, it does not take a singular path; it floats in the air and moves randomly. Using black paper as my substrate, I sought to exploit its density to consider the void or absence of all life. The random movement of the snowflake ultimately fills the void, obscuring it from our view, the ephemeral captured in memory.
Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger is an artist with an interdisciplinary vision to create artworks & installations that examine the impact of the Anthropocene & consumerism on isolated places. Completing a Master of Fine Art (2016) and a Master of Contemporary Art (2014) at Sydney College of the Arts - University of Sydney. Her eco-critical creativity embraces various mediums, from the traditional to new media and installations. Lea's artworks have been exhibited in Australia and internationally in group and solo exhibitions, receiving invitations to speak about her research at conferences globally. Her research, writings & resulting artworks have been published in peer reviewed journals & a book.
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$3000
www.leakannar.com
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