b. Sao Paolo, Brazil, 1978
Nadia Yaron, a sculptor working in the Hudson Valley of New York, hand-carves salvaged wood and stone. Balancing shapes on top of one another, her work contemplates the impermanence and constant movement of nature with the most weighty and permanent of materials. Drawing inspiration from her rural environment, Yaron uses chainsaws, grinders, and hand carving tools to capture fleeting moments, such as a blooming flower or a pink cloud, assembling these forms vertically into larger, human-scale sculptures that reflect the interconnectedness of humans with the natural world. She embraces the intrinsic qualities of her natural materials, often leaving parts of the stone and wood rough and organic, reflecting her philosophy of collaboration with nature rather than control over it.
