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forces of nature, spirituality and science.... The installation at OBORO takes us this time into the world of sleep, inviting us to consider some of its phenomena....In a concrete way A Portrait of the Artist as a Wave is an interaction of light and water waves with patterns of the artistâs brain waves. In the words of the artist: "The work acts as a meditation on the flux of time and the nature of the wave while representing the mind as both scientific data and subjective imagery."â
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style paid rigorous attention to materials. She explored personal identity transformed through a synthesis of ancient mythological references, industrial tools, taxidermy, botanical illustrations and biological organisms (bioluminescent bacteria, pigs bladders, etc...). In 1994, this culminated in a solo show: "Laurie Walker - Seeing Blue" at the
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