Reilluminate, 2014-(ongoing)

Most of our relationships with plants are during the day, during the magic of photosynthesis, a time when we can admire the visible beauty of nature lit up brightly by the sunlight. Allison Watkins walks around at night and gathers plants and flowers with controlled lighting, illuminating the darkened garden that has receded since the sun has gone down. This process brings attention to the temporal light of the day, having much in common with the temporal existence of plants and flowers- their constantly changing shape and form calls attention to their short-lived life span.

Allison Watkins is a visual artist who currently explores our perceptions of materiality through her photography and mixed media works. She is interested in documenting the instability of all forms and how our grasp of, and relationships to these forms change throughout time.

人與植物的關係大多是在白天產生，在這段光合作用施展魔力的時間裡，世界被陽光所點亮，使我們得以飽覽自然美景。「Reilluminate（重新照亮）」的攝影計劃中，藝術家刻意在晚上四處遊走，並藉由控制照明來收集植物和花卉，重新照亮自太陽下山後便隱沒的黑暗花園。這個過程關注一天內的光的時序，與植物自然時鐘的存在之間具有諸多共同點——它們不斷地變化著外形與狀態，呼喚著外界對其短暫生命的注意。

視覺藝術家Allison Watkins，目前透過她的攝影及複合媒材作品探索人們對物質性的看法。她喜愛記錄所有形式的不穩定和人們如何去把握，以及經過時間洗禮之下，在這些形式中所改變的關係。