June, 2026, First Friday w/ Kaitlin Hiller

About this episode

Kaitlin Hiller discusses her artwork that reflects the environment as a living shrine using materials from local spruce trees.

Katelin Hiller – “I make drawings that regard the environment as a living shrine. They are made from mixed materials applied in many layers onto boards from white spruce trees that grew near where I live. The trees had a life before I made drawings on them, they contributed to the atmosphere and everything here. I view, touch, inhale, and ingest the boreal forest so it can express itself through my eyes and hands. I do this so you can be present among it too, imagining its current condition and future characteristics. In this body of work, I point mainly at green-hued life and a single wooded setting, but a closer look unveils variances: red, blue, yellow, overlapped vantage points, and hybridized horizons.” Learn More.

People in this episode

Guest: Kaitlin Hiller

Topics covered

• environment
• art
• mixed materials
• nature
• drawing
• boreal forest

Keywords

• drawings
• environment
• mixed materials
• boreal forest
• art
• nature

Mentioned in this episode

Places: boreal forest

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