Alyson Shotz: Deep Field takes its title from the Hubble Deep Field photograph — ten days of exposure revealing thousands of unknown galaxies in a seemingly empty patch of sky — as a metaphor for looking longer and thereby seeing more. The titular work spans sixteen feet of iridescent steel discs that shift from celestial blue to magenta depending on light and vantage point, hovering between painting and sculpture. Star-Taker sculptures layer surveillance glass, polished steel, and anodized aluminum into telescopic forms evoking both Kubrick and medieval astrolabes. Cyanotypes and works on paper complete an exhibition that reaffirms science and art as twin instruments for deeper perspective on time.
