Carrie Ann Plank: Superposition

Artist Reception | Saturday, April 2, 2022 | 4–6 pm

For the spring 2022 exhibition season, Themes+Projects gallery presents Superposition, new work by Carrie Ann Plank. Created during the Pandemic, Carrie Ann Plank’s works from Superposition embraces science, data, and transformation. Working with visualizations of scientific datum as a base level, Plank explores the shape of the universe, the structures of the microcosm, visual phenomena, and Gordian Knots. Pulling from sources such as TEMS photography from electron microscopy, visual interferences such as moiré effects, revelations on three-torus shape of the universe, and historical forms, Plank strives to concrete the substructure of the universe and embrace the stability and truth of science.  

Superposition as the idea of both overlaying pattern and in the principle that a system is in all possible states at the same time, is the overarching concept of this body of work and is also evident in the artist’s process. Plank’s physical process of making utilizes a unique adaptations of printmaking matrixes. Works begin as drawings translated into multiple wood carvings that she rolls up with layers of transparent ink and transfers to her substrates. This anachronistic and laborious operation results in a distinctive mark making. Works on panel are developed from this technique and resolved with painted marks alongside with the actual matrixes that develop a patina from multiple printings and become works of art themselves. 

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