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Christine Nguyen’s dreamlike visual environments meditate on the fluid interplay of the outermost realms and the innermost depths where faraway galaxies co-mingle with deep sea organisms. In Emergence of the Kelp Deer, a pair of luminous antlered creatures emerge as if supernaturally from a celestial underwater forest. Nguyen depicts each part of the composition to be infused with organic life, which visibly permeates the smallest to the most expansive elements.    

Made-up of fifty individual c-print photographs printed on Sintra board (PVC), Emergence of the Kelp Deer is installed in a grid formation to create one large-scale cohesive image. Each unique print represents a microcosmic world in and of itself, much like a glass slide viewed under a microscope. Emergence of the Kelp Deer conjures associations of science and mysticism, immersing the viewer in a seemingly limitless terrain where nature’s magic and abundant energy take hold. This work is part of Kleefeld Contemporary’s permanent collection. It is presented here in a solo installation in the museum's Mini Gallery.  

Christine Nguyen received her B.F.A. in Photography from ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach in 1999.