artist statement

Exploring human relationships with both the natural world and the technological world that we have constructed, Ann Schwab’s work utilizes photography, mixed media, installation, audio and video to illuminate the conflation of these two worlds.

The natural environment often plays the role of a medicament in the work. The beauty of nature functions as a root of strength, resurrecting the spirit. The existence of beauty is tenuous. The existence of the fragile natural world is a testament to its resiliency and power.

Ann Schwab explores the latent metaphors inherent within objects and creates relationships between seemingly disparate elements. Through multiples or installation, by pairing photographs with audio, sculptural objects, or adding mixed media, conversations emerge between components, changing or amplifying the meanings of singular parts.