Annie Cunningham

"Growth" created from invasive plant species of the Palouse region

Numerous layers of paper create the central, organic form

Beneath the platform, a sound installation of the plant-harvesting process reverberates against the walls

The use of canary reed grass, knapweed, and autumn olive creates multi-hued wafers of paper

Hung above the form, 5 orbs are cyclically filled with hand-harvested plant dyes

Each orb is filled with a different type of plant dye, which slowly drips upon the paper form below

During it's time within the Museum of Art, the dye will soak into the paper wafers, altering it's hue and shape. 

The plant dyes will have a day of rest where dried rings of color cling to the sides like the waterline of a creek bed. The orbs will be filled and refilled throughout it's life cycle within the museum. 

After three weeks in the gallery.

The plant dyes have receded and dried on the orbs similarly to a glowing river bed.