biography
Mary Abma is a transdisciplinary artist whose work emerges from a synthesis of science, history, sociology and storytelling. Her laboratories range from her yard in suburbia to the world’s coastlines and edge spaces. Her work evolves from her fascination with humanity's deep connection to time and place, and the collective longing to understand what exists beyond our lived experiences. Through the lens of her work, she offers points of entry into the ecosystems that weave all living beings together and sustain life. She acknowledges human destructiveness and responds by translating the rhythms and patterns that she observes in the natural world into artworks which bring that which is often overlooked and elusive into view. A qualified teacher, she specializes in facilitating community-engaged artworks.
