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Collin Elder began painting after leaving the realm of
ecological conservation, which, along with a degree in wildlife biology, has
focused his artwork on our deep and often mysterious connections with the
natural world. Collin sees his work as
being a transition from conservation and how we relate to the past, into the
redesigning of reality, inspiring a shift in our anthropocentric vantage-point.
His paintings reflect a yearning to further pursue the depths of our links with
the non-human, and hopefully connect their remembering with the health of our
human community. In an effort to evoke a vivid sense of direct experience, Collin
paints stories of re-inspiring our reciprocity with the fluid and ever-changing
natural landscape. These stories are a reflection of an ancient desire to
re-unite our mental concepts with our bodily awareness, grounding them in the
living world. The paintings play with the idea of looking through our
investigations, classifications, sciences and technologies, into active,
subjective participation with an integral, holistic and mysterious ecosystem. You can view his art online at Collinelder.com.
