Eroding Shoreline

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In her studio, Lori Kella creates detailed models of natural landscapes, combining sculpture with fiber arts and photography. Her elaborate constructions are meant only for the camera’s lens, and they are taken apart once they have been photographed. The artist carefully balances realistic and artificial features to suggest human power over natural spaces. As she explains, “To me, the notion of a pristine landscape is really a misnomer. The landscape has become increasingly populated with people.” Kella lives near Lake Erie, and Eroding Shoreline reflects her experiences of kayaking and looking back toward land, including what she describes as “the dramatic coastal erosion that has intensified as storms increase and protections for the shoreline vanish.”

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Photography
landscape
nature
female
miniatures