Aimee Marcinko

The objects I make are abstract representations of biological life, using ambient light to encourage interaction. Drawing from microscopic organisms, plant life, and amphibious ecosystems, I create an array of indistinctly life-like forms. I raise questions about the connection between human perception and the natural environment in a world where communication has become vital for survival. In exploring these ideas, I aim to cultivate surreal moments of ambiguity through interaction with material, allusive themes, and organic representation.

 

My work generates sensory experiences inspired by patterns of illusion as a form of communication with nature. Abstracted forms of fractals, camouflage, wood grain, and mineral deposits adorn the surfaces I create and illuminate through interaction. Pattern, interaction, and light are my vehicles for the sublime, as they divide and fill, and animate spatial movement.

 

Using inspiration from aesthetic forms found in the living world, earthy repetitive shapes, and luminescent glow, I offer opportunities for interpretation that tap into experiential knowledge and visual perception. I invite reflection on the instability of human-constructed realities and assumed truths within a world of deeply complex life systems. By building on the logic of natural forms, I reinterpret sublime illusions that humanity encounters in the natural world.