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"When a massive star dies, it collapses with an enormous explosion that
produces a supernova. In some cases, the remains become a black hole, the
enigmatic phenomenon that traps everything it comes into contact with—even
light itself.
The life cycle of stars informs the most recent works by artist Lauren
Fensterstock, who applies the principles of such stellar transformations to
human interaction and connection. From her studio in Portland, Maine, she
creates dense mosaics of fragmented crystals and stones including quartz,
obsidian, and tourmaline that glimmer when hit by light and form shadowy areas
of intrigue when not.
Cloaking sculptures and large-scale installations, Fensterstock’s dazzling
compositions evoke natural forms like flowers, stars, and clouds and speak to
cosmic and terrestrial entanglement. “I have to admit that I agonize over the
placement of every single (piece),” the artist shares. “There are days where it
flows together like a magical puzzle and other days where I place, rip out, and
redo a square inch of surface again and again for hours. Even amidst a huge
mass of material, every moment has to have that feeling of effortless
perfection.”"
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