Aged Feather
Creeper
Rotation Study
Rotten Eggs
Sample 1a. Unknown Specimen
Sway
Wood Into Wind
Background
Claire R Lynch pushes the delicate balance between fragility and aggression in her mixed material and kinetic sculptures. Within these dichotomies, Lynch explores the cognitive dysfunctions experienced in bipolar disorder. Cognitive dysfunctions are symptoms of bipolar disorder that occur when the brain experiences difficulty sending neurotransmitters across the brain or when the brain is not producing enough neurotransmitters. When this happens, the brain begins to cognitively slow, leading to symptoms such as short term memory loss, confusion, intrusive thoughts, anger, and depression. From there, Lynch’s work dives into the emotional impact caused by these cognitive dysfunctions.
Philosophy
Through reflection, Lynch believes we can begin to appreciate the complexity and depth of cognitive dysfunctions, and recognize that we are not alone in our experience of them.