Because There’s a There, Here’s Just Fine

Acrylic, cedar, cigarette butts, eurocast, fertilizer, foam, found plastic, garbage from Denver parks, insulation, lichen, moss,

organic material from Denver, sponge, steel 55 gallon drum, wood lumber.

Biennial of the americas 2010 Denver CO

The Nature of Things

"Gregory Euclide has placed a set of sculptures inspired by the Rocky Mountain vistas over a floor-drawn map of Denver.

The vistas’ positioning relates to the geographical site they have been extracted from, literally and figuratively. The sculptures

are part of a series of captures Euclide has made by pouring paint or liquid adherent over a natural setting. Once dried, the

materials capture dirt, plants, and pieces of the ground, which become canvases for sculptural landscape painting and miniaturized

terrain--turning the natural land into an idealized scene. By hanging the captures over their original location, Euclide creates a

multidimensional topography that makes both actual and idealized projections of the Rocky Mountain landscape.

Floating in isolation, Euclide’s sculptures reflect the growing divide between the human dimension and the natural world as an

increasing number of people choose to live in urban areas. Because There’s a There, Here’s Just Fine considers how relationships

with our surroundings are shaped, and invites us to reevaluate our experiences with nature by presenting a landscape where the

notions of the fake and authentic collide."