Electric Gorgonians, 2009
"My work draws upon the imagery of nature, the sciences, and the cosmos but it is not limited to a conventional reading of these realms. It imagines that the depths of the ocean reach into outer space, that through an organic prism, vision can fluctuate between the micro- and macroscopic."- Christine Nguyen.
Christine Nguyen creates wall-sized photo-based drawings that are luminous, mysterious and lean towards the cosmos and the underwater world on both a microscopic and macroscopic level. Nature and the sea largely inspire her works, which she describes as homages to nature. She incorporates natural elements that she collects in the wild into her art