What makes up the patchwork of a place, and what can we see of it? Which of these elements are in the positive and negative spaces, and when might they move from one into the other? 

These three multimedia panels offer glimpses into the desert, the alpine, and the in-between. My first year in the Eastern Sierra was scattered with introductions and distant observations, and it served as a reminder that knowledge of a place and its various textures and forms is a continual pursuit and an endless reflection.

Bio: Taylor grew up on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington State, where she began making art and playing outside. She studied Visual Arts and English Literature at Seattle Pacific University and spent summers working at Manchester State Park. This park, being the place where she learned to avoid stinging nettle and searched for crabs under rocks as a kid, is where she developed a deep-rooted sense of herself in relation to place. After graduating in 2023, she decided to branch out and moved to Bishop to work with the Forest Service. Learning about the inner-workings of public land management continues to inform her thinking about where she might take her artistic practice and education next.

Instagram: @ts_elia