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About A B
the SARAH TREANOR
Artist & As a child, I had a towering oak outside my bedroom. It felt
the like my own personal protector. As an adult, I still search out
trees when I need to feel grounded.
Work This connection to the trees has always been with me,
alongside the conflicting emotions of using such life forms
for human consumption. Trees have always been part of my
art. In my earlier work, I photographed them. In more recent
works, I incorporated them into encaustic paintings.
These new pieces expand on that by using found objects to E
add new layers of depth and meaning. A powerful narrative
emerged as I combined found objects with my photography for
this series - a blending of sacred and desecrated.
There is both a peaceful reverence and a subtle discomfort C D
created by the wood objects and tools used to surround each
central tree image. It is a visual representation of our complex
relationship with the trees.
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