Hallery Show featured artists Micah Alhadeff & Natalie Freeman

“Glitched Anagrams” are Surrealist-inspired digital paintings of ‘glitched’ 3D models. In this series, I explore the body as an infinite re-assembly of visual anagrams. I define anagram as a sentence – composed of numbers strung together that when re-assembled create new forms and relationships.  By altering the 3D model’s appearance by ‘glitching’ its code, the body can be restructured in an infinite number of ways according to its anagrammatic structure. -Micah Alhadeff

My artwork reflects the interdisciplinary nature of my studies at Colorado State University. I am earning a degree in Biological Anthropology as well as a degree in Fine Arts. My scientific and social studies inform my creative practices, while my creative thinking informs my various studies. This collection of works is a broad sampling of my artistic interests and exploration throughout my time at CSU.

I have spent time in the Archaeology Repository, focusing on organizing and cataloging the collection of bison bones from the Kaplan-Hoover site. Included is a series of illustrations depicting specimens within this collection. I wanted to experiment with the interplay between representation and abstraction while preserving the accurate depiction of each osteological specimen.

Throughout my artistic explorations, I have continued to revisit imagery related to topics like scientific illustration, anatomy and physiology, evolutionary theory, the natural world, and environmentalism. I am interested in looking at the interactions between human nature/human behavior and the subsequent impact on the surrounding environment. Through documenting parallel structures, visual or functional similarities, and echoing forms found within nature and the contemporary world, from microscopic to macroscopic levels, I seek to analyze and illuminate the interconnectedness of the world and the organisms that reside within it. – Natalie Freeman