Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Artwork copyright Lanny Bergner. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission.

Folding Space, 2007

Lanny Bergner
(American, born 1952)

Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Folding Space is an intricate mixed media sculpture created by artist Lanny Bergner. Made of wire and glass, he constructed the piece using linesman pliers and cutting shears. It is part of the artist's body of sculptures referencing organic, biomorphic, and geometric forms. These sculptures "engage the viewer with glimpses into a world where nature and manmade material coalesce."

Curator Kathleen Garrett selected this artwork as part of a collection of artworks for Peninsula College in Port Angeles. The artworks installed in the Allied Health Building emphasize bright colors and unusual materials. This building is used for Nursing and Early Childhood Education programs.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Peninsula College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Anacortes-based artist Lanny Bergner creates mixed-media sculptures and site-specific installations for public spaces. He has been creating hand-worked organic and geometric artworks out of industrial metal mesh since 1983. The otherworldly quality of Bergner’s artworks often contrasts to the everyday materials he uses to construct them.

Born in Anacortes, Bergner was an apprentice to Skagit County-based sculptor Philip McCracken in 1976. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and a Master in Fine Arts degree in sculpture from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia.