Vivian Visser
Erode
Manzanita
3' x 2' x 120'
2011
Permanent sculpture at Openlands Lakeshore Preserve
Eye in the Woods
Buckthorn and willow
2' x 2' x 6'
2010
Permanent installation at North Park Village Nature Center
Fruiting Vines
Wood and Rice Paper
12' x 8" x 10" each
2012 Temporary installation at Lincoln Park Conservatory
Forthcoming
Wood and Rice Paper
8' x 6' x 4'
Temporary installation at Lincoln Park Conservatory
Home by the Stream
Branches and moss
2' x 1.5' x 1.5'
2011
Pod Colony
Willow and wool
77" x 38" x 19"
2006
As We Reflect
Wood and Ash seeds
30" x 4' x 28"
2004
Wiggle Root
Willow, pods, wool
30" x 16" x 9"
2006
Family
If we wrap our naked soul’s in the raw and mysterious power of nature, taking refuge, we would leave personal artifacts, vessels with the voice of nature.
I see the shelter form as embodying the souls desire to retreat into a comforting and protective environment. The human experience is explored through natural materials which bring the viewer away from the controlled man made world and into the raw and mysterious realm of Nature where I believe we are vulnerable and the most real.
I have been creating sculptural works exploring our spiritual relationship with Nature since the early ‘90’s. I have attempted to share my ideas about our need to create a better relationship with Nature as a way to find peace within ourselves and each other.