Through her artwork, Wischer is lured to re-define the shape of her environment: to explore our shifting relationships with nature, the voice of the elements, the topography of technology and the mapping of time, space and memory in hopes of finding impactful ways to connect people more deeply with the environments they live in and with each other.
This installation consists of two sculptural works from a series of trees, made of black wire and mirrored mylar leaves, that explore the human psyche while referencing the relationships trees have with each other.
Entwinedis a sculpture of two trees connected together at the roots in an intricate entanglement. These two are bound together in a beautiful, and at times, chaotic dance. The roots hang down and extend out on the floor, now transformed and no longer need to be firmly planted in the ground. They reference free moving tentacles similar to aquatic beings with the ability to roam.
Woven is a continuation of a series of floating forests that transform and form to the different spaces they inhabit. Inspired by Rhizomes and mythical landscapes, Woven utilizes the wall and becomes almost a tapestry of branches and roots hanging in front of it. Through the use of light, the forest extends beyond the physical realm of the trees themselves and occupies the shadows. Thoughts and memories, experiences and environments continuously appear and reappear in overlapping fragments.