Kate Dambach: Statement

the pause

that moment in-between

space to be

being there, being here

nothing more

doing less

past distraction

before oblivion

just beyond reach

the threshold

a cloud of unknowing

qualia abound

this closeness, such distance

poetic exactitude

yoke

My current body of work is a meditation on the pause at the end of the breath. I explore the idea of isolated transitional spaces and how they hold the essence of the moment. I create moments with paint to express this inbetween, drawing inspiration from vast wilderness that is awe inspiring yet soul crushing and takes your breath away, lengthening that pause. And from the often missed and thought mundane everyday moments like the turn of the breath from inhale to exhale. These simple yet magical moments hold the wonder of possibility; they are the threshold, the world in slow motion for that split second before it all begins. I look at these happenings from a phenomenological perspective highlighting the essence; the experience and the strange and paradoxical nature of the ways things overlap and intersect. I am currently exploring this through oil on board, utilizing saturated color, glazing layers and subtle shifts to create an emotive experience through paint.