Life and Death: Art by Shonti Breisch  Main Library tags: Art
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and Death by Shonti Breisch Reception: Dec 8, 4pm Artist's Talk:
Dec 8, 3:30pm  Artist's Statement I am very aware of the macro
world, all of its creatures as well as its importance to life as
a whole. I pay attention to the small details and explore how
they interact with the elements and the significant role it
plays as a piece of a larger entity. My awareness must come from
my background in science and my interest in microbial life. I
don’t always see the big picture but rather fragments of it that
appear in my photographs. I did research with halophiles, salt
loving bacteria, that are one of the only thriving organisms in
the north arm of the Great Salt Lake. Due to its high percent
salinity, around 27%, halophiles are an organism that have
adapted to its hyper-saline environment. Even the brine shrimp
and brine flys that are able to live in south arm are unable to
survive. Because