Cityscape Community ArtSpace | 335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver

Alum Phyllis Schwartz (BFA 2010) makes hybrid camera-less photograms that leave traces and shadows on photosensitive surfaces. Plant enzymes and atmospheric conditions interact with creating alchemical results on the surface of the paper and sheet film, leaving X-ray like marks of shapes and interiors. These Lumen Prints are primal, hovering on the cusp of poetry.

Lumen Prints by Phyllis Schwartz are featured in Natural Alchemy, a group show that contemplates the forces and cycles present that help shape our environment. The work in this exhibition documents the intersection where natural materials meet, how they affect each other, and how they can challenge the viewer to contemplate time, form and the ephemeral.

Presenting artists Katherine Duclos, Pierre Leichner (BFA 2007), Edward Peck, and Phyllis Schwartz (2010) incorporate organic and plant-based materials, as well as natural processes to help shape the outcomes of their compositions. Through painting, printmaking, installation and photography this exhibition highlights the beauty, connectivity and impermanence of the biosphere and geosphere, helping us to understand how growth, decay, and geological processes play a vital role in shaping our environment.