Joan Hall

Fading Forest of the Seas, 2008

Exhibited in "Hear the Ocean Sobbing" at the Cotuit Center for the Arts in Massachusetts.

https://www.joanhallstudio.com/3d-works-on-paper/fading-forest-of-the-seas/

Pandemic Reef 10 & 9, 2021

The Pandemic Reef series are a body of work created during 2020-2021. Masks, gloves and wipes are floating into waterways and oceans. It is the first time that PPE was added to the data category of pollutants in the ocean in over 35 years.

https://childsgallery.com/work/pandemic-reef-10/

Algae Bloom (5th version), 2022

It was about 26x40 feet. I wrapped the piece around a corner of the wall and installed it at an angle. You can see the folds become more aggressive as the translucent layers overlap, relax, and transform naturally into a sculpture. I was in ballet and gymnastics, so being aware of space has always been important to me. I build the works alone and visualize drawing in space as I build.

Photo by George Bouret

Behind the scenes of The Power of Blue. This large scale sculpture was installed back in 2008. Commissioned by The Goldfarb School of Nursing, Washington University, St. Louis. https://www.joanhallstudio.com/sculpture-install/the-power-of-blue/ -620/i:7

As a mixed media artist, I use various materials to create my sculptures. Here, I used pulp painting, hand-cut construction, Mylar, acrylic, collagraph printing, and handmade paper.