The Absence of Evidence (2024)

The Absence of Evidence is an art/science collaboration commissioned by The University of Colorado School of Public Health for their public art exhibition titled Hear/Say.

The exhibition, now on tour throughout Colorado, aims to encourage public conversations and open-minded understanding around the impacts of high-concentration cannabis use. The exhibition as a whole explores the complicated terrain of cannabis use- both its potential benefits and harms, along with the political, industrial, and social undercurrents now linked to this plant. 

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My project, The Absence of Evidence, explores the relatively recent change in concentration levels (i.e. 3-30% THC in 2020 to 30-90% THC available today), the gaps in scientific research, and the neuron as the site of impact, communication, and knowledge production. It aims to honor scientific insights, while creating space for the stories and perspectives science cannot currently see.


Read more about the exhibition here: https://www.scienceinformedart.com/hearsay

Commissioned by: The University of Colorado School of Public Health


Exhibition Statement




The Absence of Evidence
Archival pigment prints, stained glass, + custom oak frames
Set of 11 frames
20” x 28” + variable sizes
2024






Individual Images: 


Synapse
20” x 28” 
Archival pigment prints, 
stained glass, + custom oak frames
Synapse (detail view)
20” x 28” 
Archival pigment prints, 
stained glass, + custom oak frames
Photoreceptor (2024) 
20” x 28” 
Archival pigment prints + custom oak frames
Concentrations (2024)
20” x 28” + variable sizes
Archival pigment prints, custom oak frames, + stained glass
Concentrations (detail view) 
20” x 28” + variable sizes
Archival pigment prints, 
stained glass, + custom oak frames
Neuron Plasticity (2024) 
20” x 28” 
Archival pigment prints, 
stained glass, + custom oak frames
Neuron Plasticity (detail view) 
20” x 28” 
Archival pigment prints, 
stained glass, + custom oak frames