Evolution - The Experience, Conference February 2009: Public Speakers. Artists selected in Darwin competition | Art & architecture. The Evolution of Darwin | The Project. There were several things that influenced the conception of this piece. One was that in previous work, I frequently got the reaction from people that the rusted images reminded them of miraculous religious images. For me, this raised the issue of the supernatural vs. the natural. The materials I use and the processes that they undergo, are all natural transformations. There is nothing supernatural about it. Of course, this is no less miraculous. The second thing that influenced The Evolution of Darwin, was that it surprised me that there is little acknowledgment in public discourse that Darwin presented his ideas 150 years ago. Lastly, I might note that the processes I chose to use, seemed to lend themselves to a metaphor for evolution. . – Esther Solondz News Rust images on sidewalk: Richard Dawkins and Gregor Mendel Closeup of Charles Darwin.
Darwin's Canopy: Art inspired by evolution.