Through sculpture, collage and printmaking I am translating wave distortions and quantum interactions into tactile objects that can be examined. Concrete and paper are frozen in moments of dynamic change - points where waves construct, destruct, and shift. Surface disturbances ripple outward across static forms to reveal processes that normally exist only in motion. These forms bridge two scales of reality: the quantum realm of uncertainty and entanglement, and the human scale of weight, texture, and presence. Swirling patterns mimic electromagnetic disturbances. Warped geometries visualize space bent by mass and energy. Familiar materials are pushed into forms that echo the invisible architecture governing our universe. These pieces ask: What does quantum entanglement feel like in your hands? How do we experience forces that operate beyond our senses? And do these physical impressions speak to our human interactions? By giving physical form to abstract models, I explore the boundary between scientific understanding and direct, bodily knowledge.
Susan Wolsborn studied Art, Sculpture and Sociocultural Anthropology as an undergraduate at the University of Washington, and received her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She teaches at the University of San Francisco and keeps a studio in the north bay.