Claire Moreland

Architecture major

My work is an investigation into our preception of spaces. Looking at our understanding of our physical surroundings both past and present, my work highlights the individuality and intimateness of one's spatial experience. All maps contain the personal biases of the map maker. Rather than attempt to reduce them, my practice aims to identify and amplify these biases in order to generate an accurate map of my personal perception of space. This artistic process relies heavily on mental exercises in memory and intuition. The resultant work gives insight as to how the mind forms an understanding of its surroundings. It's an analytical and "scientific" approach to derive objectivity from the subjectivity of personal perception. However, each experiment reflects the individual at an instantaneous point in time. Meaning, repeat experiements will likely never produce identical results due to the infinite number of variables across space and time.

Home Stretch

poplar wood, hydrocal cement, glycerin, plastic, cardstock, foam core, piano wire, nylon fabric

Jewett Sculpture Court

very tall open tower-like sculpture in a space with terrazo floor, concrete columns, and a white wall with photos on it in the background

close up view of wooden dowels attached at small cubes with holes in each face

close up view of very thin wire arranged in arches in front of white plaster model walls with window openings on a structure made of wood square sticks and dowels

view looking up from inside an open tower-like sculpture made of wood square sticks and dowels; the view shows a chaotic spiral-like structure

installation view of a tall open wooden tower-like sculpture in the center of an atrium space; a person, craning their head back to look at it, stands to its right to show scale; the sculpture is more than twice the height of the person

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