uncontained: the dance of the chronically ill

Immersive Installations
Art321 – January 11-February 26, 2022

installation detail

uncontained: the dance of the chronically ill
12’x14’x15’, medical detritus, audio, video, invented elements and found objects, 2022.

This immersive installation assembles symbols of persistence and unrelenting navigation through the healthcare terrain. My creative method often pierces a realm particularly resistant to language, a somatic response where the doing, the making of the work, holds the language which most directly articulates my intent.

Repurposed detritus from years of unresolved illness, uncontained reveals a snapshot of the human fiber and the limits of medicine. A healthcare system weak and expensive for those whose maladies are outside the narrow path of typical diagnoses. Wyoming residents are further disadvantaged by the government’s refusal to expand Medicaid to protect vulnerable members of our communities.


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Flight of Fancy Flies Again

Sadly, a while back, Suzanne’s collaborative installation Flight of Fancy in Rauma, Finland was heavily vandalized. Happily, her Finnish collaborator Tarmo Thorström stepped forward to create a new replacement “lace” element. He coordinated with Suzanne and Glenn (the third collaborator) to ensure his new work was compatible with Suzanne and Glenn’s original vision. In fact, the end result is closer to their initial vision than the first installed version was! Suzanne and Glenn are very pleased with the end result. Beautiful work Tarmo!

valmiina, paikoillanne, mene!

(ready, set, go!)
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We arrived in Rauma, Finland on September 1st and have been buzzing along since. We are staying in Old Rauma, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The setting is inspiring and the old architecture provides a constant memory of the history of this place.

The center piece of the three month artist-in-residency is a community public art work. The design team consists of two artists-in-residence selected by RaumArs, Suzanne Morlock and Glenn Messersmith and local Rauma artist and expert lace maker Tarmo Thorström. Together they will create a work of art for a local park, Parpansali Park, in Old Rauma.  …and there's more »

Food, Fiber and Fillaborations!

napkin sketch

Noon time planning with Lisa Ridgway and Chelcie Jonke (drawing by Lisa)

The last two weeks since our last formal meeting at the Center for the Arts have been filled with planning for installations. As I reviewed the photos I’ve taken seems as if this time also meant meeting in small groups to talk about details, enjoy the company of others sans needles and lot of figuring.  …and there's more »