ARTIST STATEMENT
My work examines the interconnectedness between the physical systems within our bodies and the social, institutional and mechanical systems that affect our lives.
My process as a printmaker involves layering, deconstructing, and reconstructing in large-scale collaged pieces, animations, and installations. The more layers I create the more I am able to examine the complexities of the systems that affect our daily lives. I investigate systems – the micro of our bodies and the macro of the natural world.
I often re-use and re-visit past prints. The constant regeneration, repetition, and reimaging of imagery mimics how the same water molecules have cycled through different phases endlessly since there has been water present on earth. I employ this hybrid collage and print process to interweave personal, natural and societal concepts. My work investigates the intersections where mechanization, industrialization, and humanity collide, conflict, coexist, and uplift.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lauren Adelman is an artist, educator and collaborator based in Beacon, NY. She is a consultant for projects within the field of social justice, abolition, youth leadership and the arts, most specifically I Am Why. She co-founded Artistic Noise first in Boston in 2001 and then in New York in 2008. As a social practice visual artist, Lauren works in community with others to create transformative spaces and experiences. In 2023, Lauren co-founded Roll Out, a printmaking collective committed to community, creativity, education, and printmaking for all. Lauren has taught and led community-based art projects in many varied settings including schools, museums, detention centers, and community organizations both nationally and internationally. She received a BFA from The School of The Museum of Fine Arts and a MA in Arts Education from NYU. Lauren’s own studio practice explores environmental and social issues through printmaking, drawing, installation, and animation.
© Lauren Adelman