Thesis Exhibition:  March 19 - March 22  

Reception: March 21, 2025, 5-8 pm   

Permanence/Impermanence (installation close up), 2025, concrete, soil, glass, plant life, 1x13x8' 

In the living room peeling skins (Close up), 2024, reclaimed and carved wooden beam, slip cast porcelain, 6.5x7x2'    

Artist Statement

            I create works that invite reflection on how cycles of use, neglect, and transformation shape the spaces we inhabit and the relationships they sustain. Through poetic interventions between print, sculpture, and glass, I form narratives of loss, care, and resilience. In doing so I engage with material histories of extraction and consumption. Investigating the human imprint on our environment, my work explores the fragility of place and the traces we leave behind.

            My practice is rooted in ecological resistance and examines the permanence of human impact while advocating for sustainable coexistence. I utilize remnants found in cities that serve as physical expressions of loss in both public and private spaces. These forms of remembrance raise questions about impermanence and the tension between preservation and erosion. I seek to preserve, and to imagine new ways of caring for the spaces we inhabit, both individually and collectively.            

More information about Rae Helms at raehelms.ink https://www.instagram.com/printmakerrae/.  

All photos are credited to the artist.