Mark Cooper Bloomin’

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Bloomin’ refers to new growth coming out of a harsh time. It is a celebration and a reminder to all of us to trust in the idea of working together and collaborating. In this exhibition, the sum of the parts are greater than the individual components, a metaphor for how we can join together to make progress on shared issues and problems. Optimism, generosity, and empathy are essential considerations for this installation.

My approach to collaboration is to invite participants to offer innovative solutions from their strengths and experiences. The unpredictability of the combination of individual contributions mirrors nature. In the same way, I give my maximum effort to make each individual object in this exhibition remarkable while keeping the objects in conversation with each other. The sum of the parts coalesces to be greater than the individual parts.