Atmospheric Disturbances

These works are created by photographing disruptions such as pixelation and frozen frames on a television screen caused by a weak or lost digital signal. Some works in the series are photographic prints and others are collages.

In a process Karen called SUMMANTICS, she designated a numerical equivalent to each letter of the alphabet according to its alphabetical position...

Like Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, Karen unraveled by night, creating webs that can be worn. She called these long, lacy garments created from ordinary t-shirts "Ballgowns"...

East meets West in this conflation of Summantics with acupuncture; a system on a system. Karen used the actual numerical points depicted on Chinese acupuncture charts...

When one enters a new environment and overhears bits and pieces of conversation the thread of meaning is often lost.  The overheard, isolated words require the imagination to create some sense of the story.

Maps are abstractions of larger spaces. They reduce information to a scale more susceptible to understanding. Karen's work takes on the planet from different angles. She depict...

Snow storms, wind, and rain caused the electronic signal on Karen's television to disintegrate.  She photographed the beautiful chaos that ensued. These works demonstrate the breakdown of technology...