Spotlight Artist

Michelle Lisa Herman

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Artist Statement

As humans, we are limited. My work focuses on the limitations of human ability and the ways in which we construct devices— often using technology or other proxies—to extend our limits: particularly the limits of perception, attention, connection, and categorization. Through painting, installation, sculpture, and video I explore the ways in which we negotiate and push these boundaries every day.

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