Drawing Machine

source: mosshouse

Evan Holm is an Oakland based artist who assimilates obsolete and abandoned technology into his installations and wall pieces. Attending UC Santa Cruz to study art and engineering, Holm was drawn to make large-scale sculptures exploring the intrinsic grace and beauty found in nature. Upon graduating in 2002 he committed himself to continuing research in the field of sculpture. With the edition of motors, pulleys, electronics, and speakers, his formal and static sculptures soon evolved into delicate autonomous machines. He has shown exclusively in Oakland and is now beginning to bring installations into San Francisco and the broader bay area. His engineering background continues to inform current work as he pushes the limits of how technology can interface with poetic themes of loss and transmigration. Geologic evolution, material excess, and cultural loss underpin and create a foundation for Holm’s current work. Recent kinetic sculptures utilize found sound as cultural artifacts. With these machines, Holm generates elusive soundcapes woven with forgotten music and misplaced recordings from decades past.