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The Future of Our Plans: SAIC Graduate Class of 2020

Ash Ackerman


Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design)
aackerman3@saic.edu
ashackerman.com

As an artist, I am interested in uniting the visible world with the underlying, unseen world of the microscopic. I aim to reveal what is often overlooked: e.g., microscopic biomes, plant root structures, human bodily systems. My work is primarily concerned with themes and concepts of capturing the rhythm of nature to create a dialog between the natural world and our own. My practice explores ways to communicate by adapting organic or biological characteristics and manifesting them into sculptural and graphical forms.

Speaking specifically about the MFA show, I was planning to create an interactive space that pulls the viewer into an immersive sensory experience. My installation will simulate walking through an aspen forest, examining and revealing how all the trees are interconnected.

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Ash Ackerman - Stand of Clones
Stand of Clones, Digital Rendering
Ash Ackerman - Concept Sketch
Concept Sketch, Illustration
Ash Ackerman - Footprint
Footprint, Illustration
Ash Ackerman - Viewer Territories
Viewer Territories, Illustration
Ash Ackerman - All Floor Lights
All Floor Lights, Illustration
Ash Ackerman - Clone
Clone, Illustration and photograph
Root sprouting results in many genetically identical trees, in aggregate called a “clone”. All the trees in a clone have identical characteristics and share a root structure.
Ash Ackerman - Clone Orientation
Clone Orientation, Illustration and photograph
Ash Ackerman - Sculptures in Trees
Sculptures in Trees, Illustration and photograph
Ash Ackerman - Illustration
Illustration, Illustration
Ash Ackerman - Sculpture Descriptions
Sculpture Descriptions, Illustration




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