Nathan Carter THE SNOW COLD WIND AND BLINDING VISIBILITY IN THE SKIES OVER THE GREY TOWER BLOCKS OF MURMANSK GAVE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SMALL PLANE A CHILLY DETERMINATION AS THEY CHECKED PARACHUTES AND SYNCHRONIZED WATCHES, 2006

THE SNOW COLD WIND AND BLINDING VISIBILITY IN THE SKIES OVER THE GREY TOWER BLOCKS OF MURMANSK GAVE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SMALL PLANE A CHILLY DETERMINATION AS THEY CHECKED PARACHUTES AND SYNCHRONIZED WATCHES is a wall-mounted sculpture. Nathan Carter's work combines the three-dimensional qualities of sculpture with the linearity of reliefs and pictorial force of two-dimensional works, and with narrative elements found in his drawings.

Sculptures, drawings, paintings, and collages by Nathan Carter fuse an abstract visual language with semi-fictional narratives that touch upon topical contemporary issues. Carter’s work has creatively addressed complex systems like urban traffic networks, non-verbal communication signals, use of radio transmission technologies, and historic incidents of nautical and aeronautical transportation. Dealing with representations of real and imagined geographic sites and communication networks, Carter’s works often take the form of abstracted maps and landscapes. The complex networks of drawn lines and brightly colored shapes represent intrusive human activity.