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Photos by Christopher Temerson
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Sparks Imagination
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xoskeletons, in various shades of gray and brown, were spread across a table in the Dillon Art Center, waiting to be transformed. New Haven-based artist Silas Finch, who crafts his work from found objects, inspired Groton students to turn the horseshoe crabs — nature’s leftovers — into sculptures. Students painted the shells, tacked on leaves from plants, attached jewelry and even utensils. Finch spent December 1–9 on the Circle, courtesy of Groton’s artistin-residency, the Mudge Fellowship. It was Finch’s second residency at Groton. Besides working with various visual arts classes, he installed public art on the Circle and gave a talk about his work in the Sackett Forum. Many of the artist’s creations, transforming what some might consider junk into sculpture, are on display in the Brodigan Gallery through February 24 (see page 44).
Classes worked with artist-in-residence Silas Finch to transform horseshoe crabs’ exoskeletons into art.
Beth Van Gelder Beth Van Gelder
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