Rachel Beer - Vital Encounters

Towards the Glow, Drypoint collaged onto monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

A Quiet Shattering, Drypoint collaged onto monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

Shape Shifter, Drypoint collaged onto trace monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

Deviant Bodies, Drypoint collaged onto monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

Ruderal Hearts, Drypoint collaged onto monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

Tremble in the Touch, Drypoint collaged onto monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

Reverence for the Weedy, Drypoint collaged onto monotype, 12 x 16”, 2024

Subterranean I, Graphite drawing, 15 x 20”, 2024

Subterranean II, Graphite drawing, 15 x 20”, 2024

Open and Outstretched, monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

Prickle in the Flesh, monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

Hold Each Other Close, monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

Subtle Sublime, graphite on monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

Entrance, graphite on monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

Tenderpoints, monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

Serendipitous Divigations, monotype, 15 x 20”, 2024

“Rooted in the aching present, Vital Encounters extends an outstretched hand towards the small weedy spaces within our bodies and landscapes that are routinely deemed deviant, disposable, or unworthy. This work combines the corporeal language of observational drawing with the spontaneous nature of monotype printmaking as a means of amplifying the significance of these often-overlooked encounters.”