Elizabeth Knowles

My interest in working with the nature of patterns began with the study of biology. I am fascinated to discover how many biological patterns replicate themselves on a variety of scales. A pattern seen through a microscope is similar to many of nature’s patterns visible to the human eye and then again repeated again on a much larger planetary scale.

My work explores the scales of patterning as well as the quizzical nature of entropy and the resulting restructuring of patterns. Taking nature’s cue, I chaotically take patterns apart and put them back together in different configurations.

Through collage and installation, my current work pieces together patterns of personal history and memory. Utilizing personal documents (e-mails, x-rays, letters and family photographs), I reconstruct intimate memories by transforming the original documents and juxtaposing them with other patterns in site specific installation.

 

 

Night Vision

Love’s Fortune

Pod

Change of Pace

Aqua Hotel