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Revealing What Lies Beneath: Melinda Hurst Frye

Art by Northwest explores the connections between artists and their local environment, capturing the essence of how the diverse landscapes of the Northwest shape their artistic expressions. Each episode provides an intimate portrait of the creative process, as the artists reveal the meanings and motivations behind their work. Hosted by longtime Seattle arts journalist Brangien Davis.

Season 2 Episode 7 | 8m 48s | CC

Zooming in on the forests of the Pacific Northwest, Brangien Davis joins Kenmore-based photographer Melinda Hurst Frye, whose work reveals the unseen world beneath our feet. We get a bug’s-eye view of how Hurst Frye employs a flatbed scanner to document tiny ecosystems, highlighting roots, insects and fungi in stunningly high-res images that spotlight and celebrate quiet networks underground.

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