EXPO ‘Susie Ganch’, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco (US) – 11 aout-17 Sept. 2010

 » Fascinated by the molecular makeup of objects, Susie Ganch‘s work is made up of multiple interconnected units. Ganch uses traditional materials of silver, steel, and copper, and applies color to her work with sugar-fired enamel. Each interdependent element, or « molecule, » vibrates with movement and « offers us the opportunity see and feel what we are made of. »
Susie Ganch attended California College of the Arts in Oakland, California, and lived in California until 2004, when she began teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. A 2007 recipient of the Virginia Commonwealth University Faculty Research Grant, her work has been featured in Metalsmith, the Style Weekly Fashion Quarterly, and San Francisco Downtown Magazine. Susie Ganch’s work is included in the collections of the Asheville Art Museum in Asheville, North Carolina, and John Crutchfield and Artemis Gallery in Richmond, Virginia . »

Susie Ganch – bracelet

Susie Ganch – bracelet (and detail)

Susie Ganch – bracelet

Susie Ganch – brooch

Susie Ganch – bracelet

Susie Ganch – brooch

Susie Ganch – Red Ring -  steel, enamel

 

« I am driven by the idea that the web of life is an inter-connected system. From molecules to atoms everything is structurally made of the same « stuff ». I construct forms that are comprised of multiple interdependent parts. In the piece Rest, the suspension system will collapse when out of balance and when each steel cable is not properly engaged. The « molecules », rings, and collected bits offer us the opportunity see and feel what we are made of. A bracelet of « molecules » sliding over the hand is a glimpse into what that might actually feel like, and a necklace of rubies extending off the neck suggests the view an electron has as it travels through the air and into a body. « (Susie Ganch)

 

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