Ambient Sounds Fabricated steel, Variable size (this version approx. 15’x 19’x 7’) 2017 This interactive installation of 19 elements, represent gestures of sounds; lines frozen in steel. Their manifestations evolve into a cacophony of ambient sounds to be heard through our eyes! The lyrical lineage dances like calligraphy incongruously with the toughness of the cold material, creating a kind of dichotomy. As the viewer walks through the installation, knocking on the pieces of steel, they reverberate like laughter, for the eyes! Ambient Sounds (detail) View Out My Window Fabricated steel, 51”x 20”x 2” 2016 Rosie Ghosts A Cubist interpretation created out of the cut-out shapes from Rosie’s Dog Beach. Fabricated 3/8” plate steel with copper coating, 47” x 51” x 37” 2015 All Content Copyright © Karena Massengill. All Rights Reserved.