Gravitation: Works by Jacob Phillips

Gravitation features collected examinations by artist Jacob Phillips of various environments that tell a story of movements in nature. Nature (i.e. organisms, time, natural elements) is nondiscriminatory in its desire to bring harmony to its surroundings, showing reflection through water, radiance from the sun, and growth from the earth.

Phillips gains his inspiration from environments that provide escape from a chaotic world. A particular focus in his work is driftwood and its various properties. When driftwood travels ashore, it encounters a new life, having traveled from the past, lived, and later discarded from time. The surface of the wood has been treated by the tides, changed by the organisms that called it home, and partially crystallized by the sand as it arrives on shore. Materials used in this installation include audio, clay, cast aluminum, assorted paper, light, and assorted wood.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website