Penny Olson takes photographs of plants and landscapes, then systematically dismantles them. Using digital tools, she samples individual pixels, stretches them, layers them, and reconstructs them into something entirely new—luminous bands of color that vibrate with light. The original image disappears completely, yet somehow nature persists: in the palette of greens and golds, in the quality of light, in titles that whisper their botanical origins.
— Bettina Stiewe, Curator, Upstart Modern, Sausalito, CA 10/07/25
