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"We are always on the verge of the next movement, breath, gesture, cycle."

In this series of kinetic sculptures, Thérèse Lahaie animates glass, showing its affiliations with light, water, and air.?? Employing an unusual combination of glass, steel, motors, and fabric, the visual vocabulary speaks fluently in the language of the sciences and the natural world, as well as contemplative practice.?? The mesmerizing waves evoke both seascape and landscape in a subtle erotic dance.?? The pieces invite viewers to not only "look," but to connect to their own rhythms of heartbeat and breath.

Thérèse Lahaie holds a B. A. in Fine Art from Emmanuel College in Boston and studied sculpture at Massachusetts College of Art. Her kinetic sculpture was included in the highly praised 2003 exhibition The Invisible Thread at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art in New York.?? The exhibition explored the links between Buddhist perspectives and contemporary art over the last 50 years. In 2006 she was awarded a Djerassi Artist Residency, in Woodside, CA. ??The City of Emeryville, CA purchased her work for installation in the lobby of City Hall. ??She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Massachusetts, Vermont, California and Canada.?? Her pieces are included in public and private collections nationwide.

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