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Egan’s practice practice is rooted in a a a a a a a 28
desire to capture the light movement and energy of her subjects Her recent practice has focused on trees those ethereal figures in in in in the the the landscape Through study- ing ing their their beautifully twisting limbs and and and individual personalities Alex captures their their presence and and quiet beauty in in tree tree portraits aware of of of the the the insig- nificance of of of humans to the the the life of of of a a a a a a a a a tree tree but also the the the intertwining similarities Through her works Alex grasps the the the the vitality and transcendence of these other beings shaping a a a a a a a a a a way to to explore our relation to to the the the natural world out of which we have grown