Ellen Driscoll to Speak at MassArt Jan. 28

Prospectus artist Ellen Driscoll (Distant Mirrors website + FASTFORWARDFOSSIL paintings on recycled plastic) will present “From Plants to Plastics: Studies in Cross-Pollination” at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, January 28, in the Lecture Hall, Design and Media Center, Massachusetts College of Art, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston.

“Working in public art, sculpture, drawing, and installation, Ellen Driscoll’s artwork draws inspiration from sources as varied as ancient memory arts, shadow play, and astronomy. Based on the exploration of paradoxes, her work features an array of disparate materials, including LEDs, cloth, mirrors, and milk cartons. Driscoll encourages the viewer to create an imaginative whole out of these assorted parts in order to discover the underlying interconnectedness of the world. While her work remains grounded in bricolage, in Driscoll’s most recent endeavors, she has shifted focus from history and politics to environmental concerns.”