Adaptation

In this body of work, Gillies explores the world before her; the ways in which humans and nature alike both emerge from and adapt to their surrounding circumstances. She finds intimate connections—the twist of a spine mirrors the twist of a tree trunk. She also investigates the effects of gravity, which holds our destiny, pulling us slowly, inevitably back to earth.

The majority of this series is rendered in powerful black and white; it is stark, arresting. The addition of color in some instances only emphasizes the forces at work around us—forces over which we have no control.