Breathturn

Creted in partnership with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

Artist Statement

Transformation is part of deep time, when life hangs like a question mark, fragile and always changing.  Sometimes a single moment, a single breath, in a single day can determine a life but it can also take years and decades to form a life. The process of transformation allows us to live in the continuous present as we know we will not be the same person tomorrow that we were today. In the symphony of breath, confidence takes center stage, each inhalation a declaration of self-assurance, and each exhalation a release of doubt. The arithmetic of life can be looked at as continuous subtraction or as continuous transformation. In the cadence of each breath, there is an unwavering pulse that harmonizes with the ever-shifting melody of life. When parts of our life run thin like the transparent chrysalis of a butterfly there is room for transformation, change, growth, movement –
a breathturn.

The Creating of Breathturn (in progess images at the very bottom of the long scroll)

120 sq meters of silkscreenin, 10.7 m x 11.3m

37 x 35 feet

Thanks to Stanley's Screen Supply for
supplying some screens for the student portion of the project and for incredible discounts on my bulk screen purchases

Edmonton

Thanks to Squints Prints for supplying some
screens for the student portion of the project