Auroral Confetti
June 5, 2015

FrontSpace celebrates the coming of summer with Auroral Confetti, an installation by artist Dana Lynn Harper (Columbus, OH). Populated by a cloud-like atmosphere of colorful and intricate forms, the space has become a site for discovery. The installation is comprised of small sculptures made of polymer clay, found plastics, neon fabric, tinsel and glass. Inspired by cartoons, coral reef diatoms and pollen, no one entity is alike. This micro galaxy celebrates individuality while simultaneously acknowledging the power of the collective body. Investigating each organism within the whole, a thriving ecosystem of nuance and wonder emerges.


Photos courtesy of Tim Amundson

About Dana Harper:
Dana Harper holds a BFA in Art & Technology from The Ohio State University, from which she received an Undergraduate Research Grant to complete her thesis work in 2009. Harper is also the recipient of The Bunton Waller Fellowship from Penn State University, where she received her MFA in 2013. Harper has been an Artist in Residence at BUNKERprojects and Second Sight Studio. She was awarded an ArtPrize Artist Seed Grant and The ArtFile Emerging Artist Grant in 2014. In the same year, she participated in 26 juried exhibitions as well as three solo exhibitions, one hosted by The University of Kentucky as well as Otterbein University.