September 2021: Francie Allen
Bellingham sculptor Francie Allen makes figures of wire netting and shines light through them to create environments of shadows. A dancer herself, she enjoys using dancers, acrobats, musicians, magicians and lovers as her subject matter – expressing the joy of being embodied, of being in a human form.
Space is also a critical element in her work, since at the atomic level most of the human body is composed of space. We are porous like her sculptures: space and air move in us and through us. Having worked with life-size figures for the past ten years, Francie is now feeling the pleasure of working small, as in this group of sculptures on display during late August and September.
Space is also a critical element in her work, since at the atomic level most of the human body is composed of space. We are porous like her sculptures: space and air move in us and through us. Having worked with life-size figures for the past ten years, Francie is now feeling the pleasure of working small, as in this group of sculptures on display during late August and September.