The Arctic
Boreal
In 2013, Mia participated in an Arts and Science expedition to the Arctic Circle aboard The Antigua- a Barquentine Tall Ship.
Boreal 2013
Installation view , Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2013
Installation view , Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2013
Installation view , Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal Study 2013 watercolor on paper 18” x 24”
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Boreal 2015
Installation view, The Esker Foundation, Calgary, AB
steel, DOW chemical polystyrene fanfold, iridescent black feathers, paper mache, timber, black enamel, synthetic blue light
dimensions variable
Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun 2013
replica of a light fixture hanging in vacant community center in Pyramiden, Russia. Pyramiden, located on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, is a coal mining settlement that has been abandoned since 1998.
steel, enamel, light bulbs, electronic parts
4.5’ x 4.5’ x 5”
Midnight Sun 2013
replica of a light fixture hanging in vacant community center in Pyramiden, Russia. Pyramiden, located on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, is a coal mining settlement that has been abandoned since 1998.
steel, enamel, light bulbs, electronic parts
4.5’ x 4.5’ x 5”
Midnight Sun 2013
replica of a light fixture hanging in vacant community center in Pyramiden, Russia. Pyramiden, located on the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, is a coal mining settlement that has been abandoned since 1998.
steel, enamel, light bulbs, electronic parts
4.5’ x 4.5’ x 5”
Dog Sled
Dog Sled 2013
made of petroleum trash found on the shores of Arctic fijords, built while living and sailing on a Barquentine Tall Ship in the Arctic Circle.
4’ x 5’ x 7’
Dog Sled 2013
made of petroleum trash found on the shores of Arctic fijords, built while living and sailing on a Barquentine Tall Ship in the Arctic Circle.
4’ x 5’ x 7’
Dog Sled 2013
made of petroleum trash found on the shores of Arctic fijords, built while living and sailing on a Barquentine Tall Ship in the Arctic Circle.
4’ x 5’ x 7’
Mia on the deck of The Antigua, building
Dog Sled, 2013