Liz Nielsen
Crystalline Resonance
12 chromogenic photograms on Fujiclear, face-mounted to acrylic
Crystalline Resonance, a 12-part installation by Liz Nielsen, transforms the historic windows of Gridley Chapel into vessels of light, filling the space with luminous color and geometric forms that hover between abstraction and figuration. Nielsen’s photograms are made by layering colored light onto photosensitive material in total darkness, the works merge analog experimentation with celestial, architectural, and natural imagery. Built from timeless shapes including circles, triangles, and squares, the figures suggest benevolent visitors, guardians, or beings composed entirely of light. As sunlight moves through the transparent works, the chapel becomes a living environment of shifting color, contemplation, and transformation.
This work was made possible with funds from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation.
