Neither Standing, Sitting or Lying Down:Christine Stiver
Wednesday, April 29–Friday, May 22, 2026
Stiver’s stick and paper sculptures appear to be caught mid-gesture, like a character in a freeze frame paused to punctuate the mood. Because the sculptures begin as green branches that are torqued nearly to the point of breaking, their forms remain energetic as they dry into a much more fragile state. Even the wall works feel as though they’re preparing to take flight. The animalistic qualities of the sculptures are heightened by their highly textured surfaces, and because of their various stances propping, leaning and perching on bi- and tri-pedal legs. The combination of natural and synthetic materials position the work in a perpetually mutable state between the built and natural worlds.