Nathalie Miebach at 希克美术馆
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Nathalie Miebach, Sculpture, 希克美术馆 Exhibition, 火博体育大学
Saisselin Art Building, 2nd Floor, 北百老汇815号 萨拉托加温泉市, New York

萨拉托加斯普林斯，n.Y. — 希克美术馆 opens an exciting exhibition of new 雕塑 by Nathalie Miebach with a reception on Tuesday, July 7. The exhibition runs through 10月4日. Miebach will visit the Skidmore campus for a slide lecture on September 22 at 6 pm in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. 欢迎公众参与. 注意:这个 is a date change from the originally scheduled lecture, due to the Yom Kippur holiday 9月28日. We regret any inconvenience.

Nathalie Miebach's work focuses on the intersection of art and science and the visual articulation of scientific observations or theories. Using methodologies and processes of both disciplines, she translates scientific data related to physics, astronomy or natural phenomena into three-dimensional structures. Miebach typically uses basket weaving to transform her data into brightly colored and intricate three-dimensional 雕塑.

Nathalie Miebach collects data on climatic change -- from the growing ozone hole, the ebb and flow of tidal waters, to the weather's patterns. Using the basket's weave as her grid, she assigns meaning to her materials; one reed may represent an hour in time or a longitudinal degree. Ultimately, she creates fanciful, intricate, and brightly colored woven 雕塑, which serve as vessels for her data. 在艺术家的 words: "Central to this work is my desire to explore the role visual aesthetics play in the translation and understanding of scientific information. 利用艺术 processes and everyday materials, I am questioning and expanding the traditional boundaries through which scientific data has been visually translated (ex: graphs, diagrams), while at the same time provoking expectations of what kind of visual vocabulary is considered to be in the domain of 'science' or 'art.'" 


The latest development in Miebach's practice includes data translation into musical 分数. Miebach chooses several elements from her personal data and "maps" the numbers (in pictorial form) on score sheets. Musicians then interpret the "score" as musical compositions and Miebach interprets the score as three-dimensional 雕塑. 她的 intentions are twofold: to make manifest a level of emotionality surrounding her research that latently exist in the 雕塑 and to reveal patterns in the data musicians might identify, which she has failed to see. While both the musician and Miebach work from her "score" sheets, theoretically, musicians could "play" the 雕塑, as all the same data elements exist in the work, in visual form.

希克美术馆 is grateful to Cynthia-Reeves Gallery, New York, for their assistance in making this exhibition come to fruition. The Miebach exhibition, reception and talk are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. 到5点.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 518-580-5049 or visit our website at www.火博体育.edu/schick.