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electroreception

"What is above is like what is below"

I use everyday objects to represent fragments of the physical world found in the landscape. My landscape sculptures/installations illustrate the ancient principle of the Tabula Smaragdina: "What is above is like what is below." Laundry drying racks remind me of electric transmission towers. I am building a personal transmission tower. Through its elaborate circuitry, its radiating transmission lines will channel information to me about the universe. I am tuned to the right frequency, but unfortunately fail to hear anything.

Rather than try to untangle the realm of the imaginary from that of the real, Amy Hsieh’s piece, Electro-reception, builds off of these mental glitches that instigate dreams and intuitions. She says “laundry drying racks remind me of electric transmission towers” and sets out to construct that very notion. The sculpture asserts her belief in gut feelings and everyday objects alike and exhibits a commitment to not suppressing or censoring her unusual brand of logic. Amy Hsieh believes that her work illustrates the ancient principal of the Tabula Smaragdina: What is above is like what is below – a concept that opens up numerous possibilities for metaphysical symmetries.

electroreception

"What is above is like what is below"