The Generative Tree: Life Lines from Westchester County
Join us for an extraordinary exhibition by artist Jenn Karson, a faculty member at the University of Vermont, whose work bridges the worlds of technology and nature. Featuring 12 large-scale artworks and 3 smaller derivative pieces available for purchase, The Generative Tree showcases Karson’s unique approach to generative art, where digital data transforms into intricate, organic forms.
In addition to the gallery exhibition, Karson will be producing new works live in our showroom using our robotic art machines—offering visitors a rare opportunity to witness her process in action.
Lifelines, 2025
18” x 24” ink work on 20” x 28” Bergo Chorus Art Gloss Cover Paper, created with Sakura Pigma Micron 08 felt-tip pens and plotted using a Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ 1824.
Artist Statement: Phytomechatronics is a speculative framework I developed to envision technological advancements that nourish, rather than extract from, biological systems. For this series of Lifeline artworks, I collected leaves damaged by caterpillars and insects from tree groves in Westchester County. To symbolically heal and restore each leaf, I used machine learning—trained on my team's original dataset of healthy, intact leaves—to reconstruct the missing sections of the damaged leaf margins. (Margins is a botanical term referring to the outer edge of a leaf, which defines its overall shape.)
The infill of each Lifelines leaf was inspired by a study of plant lines that define a plant's vascular structure and my observations of lines drawn by machines based on their system efficiencies. Through the precise movement of the Bantam Tools robotic drawing system and the fluid character of archival ink, each work is a conversation between technological precision and organic form.
Opening Reception: Saturday | 2.15 | 4pm - Late
On View: February 15 – March
Free Admission
