Synaptic Incubations of Another Kind

In the series of sculptures titled “Synaptic Incubations of Another Kind”, Olga Alexander references biological systems. In this series, there are five sculpture in all which are part of a larger installation; the three seen here measure, 4.5 inch × 4 inch × 4 inch, 6 inch × 4 inch × 4 inch and 4 inch × 4.5 inch × 4.5 inch respectively (Figure 1). Interwoven throughout the sculptures are colored fishing lines and plastic tubing which animate the encapsulated pieces. These materials are reminiscent of force field patterns, neural networks, membranes, or hybrid organs in-the-making and operate as building blocks for organic matter presently undifferentiated.