Active Synchrony: New Work by Tahiti Pehrson

January 14–March 3, 2013

For Active Synchrony, artist Tahiti Pehrson has hand-cut hundreds of linear feet of white paper into magical landscapes. Introducing motion to his complex, large-scale paper installation, he invites viewers to interact with the pieces in order to explore the fragility and interconnectedness of their physical structures.
The individual pieces are created using layers of paper cut into intricate patterns that pay homage to Guilloché, an engraving system used to produce the complex geometrical patterns seen on currency. For his own designs, Pehrson creates a foundational layer of patterns on the computer and then draws on top of this to create the three-dimensional aspects of the work, discovering new patterns as he cuts. The play of light and shadow add yet another dimension to the works. Like the lace in a veil, the works in "Active Synchrony" simultaneously reveal and obscure their surroundings, inviting us to see the patterns in the world around us, from light filtered through tree branches to satellite images of the earth’s atmosphere, from cellular constructions to digital pixelation.

Tahiti Pehrson is a Nevada City artist with long ties to the Bay Area. He has exhibited in numerous group and solo shows in Milan, Paris and New York as well as at The Luggage Store and most recently the SFAC Gallery Window Installation Site in San Francisco. Pehrson has been working in paper for nearly fifteen years.

Events

• Artist Lecture
  Tuesday, January 29, 2:30–3:30 in the Donohue Rare Book Room, 3rd floor, Gleeson Library. 
  A reception will follow in the Gallery.