Sabre Esler
The Network is an installation consisting of woven wire, laser cut numbers, and a spiral of blue circles with a time-lapse video of clouds playing over the blue vortex. Each component works together to describe the digital nature of our connections and communications. The wire is woven similar to root structures of Bermuda grass, which seems to have no beginning or end. This concept was explored by philosophers who said our society doesn’t share and learn by a tree of knowledge, but by rhizome structures found in plant roots. The 1/0 plexiglass numbers describe the invisible digital data-driven world amidst a swirl of blue circles in a vortex pattern found in cosmic energy systems. The time-lapse video of clouds moving across the composition is a metaphor about the digital cloud where our personal data is held. I am interested in how ideas pass from one person to another in today’s social media world. I am curious how computers, social media and software capabilities have changed our communications and memories which is why I made this installation.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sabre Esler holds an MFA in painting from Savannah College of Art & Design, Atlanta as well as a BFA, Miami University, Oxford OH. She has actively exhibited her work in solo, invitational, juried and group exhibitions both nationally, and internationally over her 30 year career. Her work has been featured in publications such as Arts ATL, Atlanta Journal & Constitution, and Rough Draft. Esler received an invitation to exhibit during Venice Biennale. She has also been selected for prestigious residency programs such as Hambidge Art Residency, Atlanta PublicLibrary, and Officina Stamperia del Notaio in Sicily. Esler’s works have been collected nationally in public institutions such as Tufts University and the Federal Reserve, and corporate collections such as BCG, Georgia Power, NCR/Voyix, and Truist Bank, as well as internationally and in numerous private collections.