Allison's "Lichen" collection investigates symbiotic relationships and resilience through careful documentation of these often-overlooked organisms. Drawing on field observations made through photography, frottage, and cyanotypes, she translates her encounters with lichen into layered works that range from mixed-media collages incorporating handmade recycled papers, natural plant materials, and dyes to monotypes and photographs. By focusing on the collaborative nature of lichen as a partnership between fungi and algae, these compositions explore what resilience looks like at small scales and how attention to minute ecosystems reveals broader environmental relationships. The works invite viewers to reconsider the beauty and significance of forms that persist quietly in the margins of our everyday environments.

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