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m=E/c2

In m= E/c2, I am inspired by patterns. Both metaphor and scientific processes are built atop pattern; it is from thus that my spiritualism stems. The wood grain- of which my paintings are heavily in communion with- are patterns, the marks of the trees' reactions to the hurdles life threw at it. I, too, am a pattern- a synthesis of nature and nurture, the paint brush an extension of my body and mind. The body of the tree speaks to my own, and the patterns that create us collide, birthing a child of them both. It is through such endlessly branching and merging patterns that I seek the algorithms from whence reality is manifest.

Dualities are the basis of this reality, a self-inflicting cycle of creation and destruction, all implied by the very existence of polarity. In m= E/c2, I utilize visual metaphor and material practice to show the dual ways in which humans can view, and thus experience, existence. To exist is to be an impure amalgamation of the physical and ethereal- to be human is to understand this. In my thesis work, I investigate how such knowledge can guide us. Speed of Light highlights dualisms oneness; Restless Mass and Potential Energy show their difference. I urge you to feel their physical presence, like a body among your own, and enter the realm of painted surface, intangible as your decoding mind. Gaze upon the patterns, and perhaps they'll gaze back.

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Evelyn Eirinn Williams is a painter whose work is as equally guided by her reverence for the natural world as her passion for seeking understanding. From a young age, Evelyn’s family hiked and camped their way through the mountains of New England. This upbringing ingrained in her a deep connection to the natural world outside of humanity, one which evolved into to her current artistic, spiritual, and philosophical practice. When not exploring the forest or painting, she can be found reading her favorite historical fiction or studying the plants and animals of the New England forests.