Dana Melamed

 

“Transforming Voids” 2011

Dana Melamed

Artist Statement

 

 

In this series of works I continue to explore the pure mechanical and biological struggle between man and nature - seen in the wall pieces, as well as examines the Source. Man and living nature share a fundamental structural foundation – the DNA. My recent works, the Sculpture series, explores the way both Man and living nature’s DNA converge and transform each other over time. 

 

One of my focus areas is the Voids, transitional areas that are no-man’s land. Areas where, unlike the symbiotic dynamics of a hybrid, forced convergence left a gaping hole, undefined, waiting to be filled by a dominant force. That element, however, can never remain unaffected by the convergence, and assumes new characteristics.

 

The Void is where the battle lines are drawn. This is where each entity is obeying its primal directive, driven by its DNA, to survive.