third year review — SARAH NANCE

TIDAL ARIAS

marseille tidal gauge aria, 2019-2021

aria composed from collected tidal data (1885-2014) from the bay of Marseille, France, sonified and performed by the artist; filmed at Guadalupe Mountains, TX

aria text from Songs from the Black Moon by Rasu-Yong Tugen; audio recording by Burke Jam

marseille tidal gauge aria, 2019-2021

aria composed from collected tidal data (1885-2014) from the bay of Marseille, France, sonified and performed by the artist

aria text from Songs from the Black Moon by Rasu-Yong Tugen

skagway tidal aria, 2021

aria composed from recorded and speculative tidal data (1945-2081) from Skagway, AK, sonified and performed by the artist; filmed at Mineral Wells Fossil Park, TX

aria text from Songs from the Black Moon by Rasu-Yong Tugen; audio recording by Burke Jam

skagway tidal aria, 2021

aria composed from recorded and speculative tidal data (1945-2081) from Skagway, AK, sonified and performed by the artist

aria text from Songs from the Black Moon by Rasu-Yong Tugen

skagway tidal aria , 2021 aria composed from recorded and speculative tidal data (1945-2081) from Skagway, AK, sonified and performed by the artist; filmed at Mineral Wells Fossil Park, TX aria text from Songs from the Black Moon by Rasu-Yong

BEARTOOTH STARS

beartooth star i, 2020
quilted mylar over found Beartooth Star quartz
5 x 85 x 85 in.

beartooth star ii, 2021
quilted mylar
85 x 85 in.

beartooth star ii & iii, 2021
quilted mylar
85 x 85 in.

beartooth star iv, 2021
quilted mylar
17 x 38.5 x 24 in.

image credit: Margaret Fox

POINTS OF RUPTURE

points of rupture (alaska glacial event 1999), 2020
letterpress print of knitting pattern coded using cryoseismic data, edition of 15
18 x 18 in.

points of rupture (apollo 15 passive seismic event 1971), 2020
letterpress print of knitting pattern coded using lunar seismic data, edition of 15
18 x 18 in.

points of rupture (glacier de la plaine morte icequake 2016), 2020
letterpress print of knitting pattern coded using cryoseismic data, edition of 15
18 x 18 in.

points of rupture (hans glacier icevibration 2002), 2020
letterpress print of knitting pattern coded using cryoseismic data, edition of 15
18 x 18 in.

EXHIBITIONS / PRESENTATIONS

STUDENT WORK

Jace Savala

Observation, 2021

Material Explorations /
Explore a specific aspect of your identity through material.

Jace used trash bags to crochet this permeable, impotent version of the U.S./Mesico border wall, commenting on the ways the U.S.’s restrictive immigration policies had affected his family.

Xinyu Ai

Observation, 2019

Material Explorations /
Explore a specific aspect of your identity through material.

Xinyu crocheted this wearable shark skin from plastic shopping bags, taking on the endangered status of this animal.

Kai Miller

X-Sculpture, 2021

Exercise 2: Self-Portrait / One action; One word/sound; One object; One minute

sitting on my bathroom counter (a self portrait)
Kai’s video is a document of him flossing his teeth.

Marissa Barrera

The Mirroring Line: Interdisciplinary Mark Making, 2020

Time / Make a layered drawing that documents your observation of 3 different types of time other than clock time.

Misa’s drawing documents:
1. Leaves moving in a tree
2. Precipitation on a glass of water developing, then dripping.
3. The amount of times she noticed herself or someone else touch their face.