About the Artist
Mitch Menzmer is a professor in the Chemistry Department at Southern Adventist University.
About the Exhibit
The current five-piece work on display is an early outcome of his exploration into the relationship between scientific methodology in his research as a chemist, and his practice as an artist. Menzmer is looking for similarities and differences between as well as mutual influences of the two processes. He has found that both processes rely on development through iteration and testing. Both processes reach their ultimate goal when they are evaluated by peers (critics) and viewed by a general audience.
One significant difference between the two processes in this area is accessibility – the visual representation of an idea in art is generally much more accessible to a wider audience than is a scientific publication. The goal of this current work has been to represent in a non-scientific way, the essence of morphological change in a molecular process – attempting to match the same cathartic experience. Menzmer continues to seek a mutual influence between the two processes.
This exhibit was on display on McKee Library's Main Floor during the Winter 2025 semester.
