Sarah Nguyen

Fall of an Empire- Ghost of the Forest

150”H x 48”W, various sizes for the leaves

Hand- cut Tyvek,  plastic rod, gold leaf, paper, glue

Nature is a universal language, one that all cultures understand, in that way its symbols can be used to bring you to a common ground. The language of nature is a shared language and allows the viewer to go beyond their own personal experience and into the experience of the collective. Transcending the concepts of beauty and enveloping the viewer in a space of color and texture; I hope to connect the viewer with these current themes of loss, struggle, grief in multiple transactions of beauty, while facing concepts of the human condition and the brevity of existence. This series is part of my work which addresses political and cultural happenings in the United States of America. The stories and myths of a culture convey a sense of place and a sense of the people who inhabit that place. In this way, visual art that interacts with a story enters a narrative sphere where it must encounter the local.