"Fractured Essence" by Grace Bradley
Mixed Media
24’’ by 30’’
"Fractured Essence" is inspired by the fundamental similarities we share with our environment. It represents the foundational coexistence of life, in the faces of its viewers reflected back by its tree bark. This piece asks its observer to reconcile their similarities to, and reliances on, life we see as different from our own. We must gain reverence for the many beings which make our being possible, specifically, the lives of trees: maintaining our every breath. "Fractured Essence" speaks to a breakage in this relationship, especially in cities. We have more in common with our plant life than we do with our concrete, our glass walls, our street lamps. It is vitally important that we see ourselves in the world around us, that we see that world as a living thing, like us. This piece provides a tangible avenue for this: to see our life reflected back by the lives we overlook.
Mixed Media
24’’ by 30’’
"Fractured Essence" is inspired by the fundamental similarities we share with our environment. It represents the foundational coexistence of life, in the faces of its viewers reflected back by its tree bark. This piece asks its observer to reconcile their similarities to, and reliances on, life we see as different from our own. We must gain reverence for the many beings which make our being possible, specifically, the lives of trees: maintaining our every breath. "Fractured Essence" speaks to a breakage in this relationship, especially in cities. We have more in common with our plant life than we do with our concrete, our glass walls, our street lamps. It is vitally important that we see ourselves in the world around us, that we see that world as a living thing, like us. This piece provides a tangible avenue for this: to see our life reflected back by the lives we overlook.
Mixed Media
24’’ by 30’’
"Fractured Essence" is inspired by the fundamental similarities we share with our environment. It represents the foundational coexistence of life, in the faces of its viewers reflected back by its tree bark. This piece asks its observer to reconcile their similarities to, and reliances on, life we see as different from our own. We must gain reverence for the many beings which make our being possible, specifically, the lives of trees: maintaining our every breath. "Fractured Essence" speaks to a breakage in this relationship, especially in cities. We have more in common with our plant life than we do with our concrete, our glass walls, our street lamps. It is vitally important that we see ourselves in the world around us, that we see that world as a living thing, like us. This piece provides a tangible avenue for this: to see our life reflected back by the lives we overlook.