Artist Statement:
As members of Generation X, we were born cynical. I came of age in a time when nothing was sacred any longer. Religion, governments, family – all shifted from the Baby boomers’ conception of 1950′s (perceived) stability to the instability that followed the assassination of Dr. King and JKF into the civil rights era. Unmet needs lead me to the nihilistic “no future” punk aesthetic which influenced early art works in the 80′s at MassArt. This dead-end thinking needed to evolve, however, as I struggled to find purpose and meaning anywhere. And it was always nature and the cycles of the natural world that offered me grounding and real purposefulness. In finding connection to the threads of life in nature I did begin to feel connected to things outside of myself and find purpose and connection to life. Teaching children and making art are among the most sacred acts humans do. Through photography and painting, and work with others to create ritual and installation, maybe we can investigate the sublime beauty, terror and fragility of life.
Lolly Lincoln