Vanessa Lustig
Grounded shoe on head 2021 - Vanessa Lustig
Vanessa Lustig is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of photography, textile art, and interactive textiles. Her work explores changing psychological, cultural, and natural contexts and situations, investigating themes of human identity & culture not as separate from nature, but as interacting elements of nature. She focuses on highlighting the smaller, subtle movements of natural, cultural, and human worlds, creating works that capture these delicate yet enduring fragilities by using both delicate & sturdy materials, technologically advanced techniques & craft techniques that result in minimal, delicate, quiet, yet immersive works.
PRACTICE STATEMENT
Observing changes in human, cultural & natural landscapes. Interactive textiles, immersive art, positive psychology, human landscape, cultural landscape, natural landscape, human-nature divide.