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Upon my visit to the exhibition, I realized just how intricate Nathalie Miebach’s sculptures are. Looking at the pictures of her works would never prepare me for the awe of her sculptures because I just couldn’t see all the intricate artworks that made up every single aspect of her work. For those of you who do not know, Nathalie Miebach uses weather data she takes to create her sculptures. Every sculpture can be played as music as well because every bead, every colored ban represents a weather element that also can be read as a musical note. Her creations are visual, tactile, and audible stemming from her fascination in weather. Each sculpture represents different weather systems such as hurricanes, blizzards, and even tides.
What is so awe inspiring about these works of art, is how you can see a beautiful visual representation of a real life weather system. It strengthened my thoughts of beauty in nature, and how these powerful and majestic storms can be visually represented in such a colorful and fluid way. I was taken aback by the sheer size of these pieces as well. You could see just how beautifully strong the storms were through her colorful creations that were so fun to look at. You could follow a great number of intricate pieces flowing through the artwork from, the beautiful blue dragons to the framework of an amusement park.
One work of hers that really stuck out to me was "The Ghostly Crew of the Andrea Gale." This is a sculpture based on an event still referred to as “The Perfect storm” by meteorologists. A combination of a low- pressure system hovering over Nova Scotia, with an energy system coming from the Great Lakes, and a dying hurricane near Bermuda called Grace developed into a hurricane called the 1991 Halloween storm. This 3D musical score is shaped as a boat and follows the sinking of the Andrea Gale, a fishing vessel that sank during the storm.
Upon first being exposed to the artwork I would have never guessed this phantasmal sculpture was the story of a shipwrecked crew. I could feel the fury of the storm as it engulfed the defenseless vessel through her vibrant and whimsical dragons overtaking the basket woven ship. Adding the photo above does not even do this masterpiece justice. I implore you to go to the Fitchburg Art Museum while you have a chance to experience this ghostly creation.