Gallery Statement

Caves and shadows; the motion of the moon and the tides; life which quickens under the hard frozen ground; sap which runs beneath the surface of the bark; camouflaging animals, fish, and plants; formations of crystals and gems — there are incomprehensible mysterious phenomenon present in the natural world. Caladan Gallery investigates the ever-present and changing enigmatic nature of nature in visual terms. The work chosen for this exhibition is eclectic, yet there is a common current that can only be described as a satisfaction of beauty and depth of image. One finds both the expected in terms of this beauty, but also, there are images which, by virtue of the context they are placed in, become beautiful due to the impact of the mysterious. Combined they illustrate the transformation of that which is hidden in nature brought into recognition.