Amber Eve Anderson

Lives and works in Omaha, NE, USA

Artist statement

Playful and poetic, my conceptual, multidisciplinary art practice calls into question the effects of the virtual world on everyday life. Rooted in my personal experience, I vacillate between physical and digital worlds, drawing attention to frequently used digital platforms, such as Instagram or Amazon, and the ways they influence one's identity and behavior. Seemingly simple tools can have a profound impact on the ways we behave through the limitations they impose on one’s actions, often invisibly and by design. My work functions as a playful critique of these platforms in order to reconsider how we might engage with them in unexpected ways.

Artwork

• Sparkling and Broken (or Incomplete), 2024. Found objects (including fragment of Baltimore city puzzle, vial of glass shards, glitter, painted pine cone, RISK cards, wooden tape measurer and a dragonfly), Cardboard box, Acrylic paint
• To Fold and to Fill, 2023. Found objects including shredded memory foam, plastic baggie, deck of Truco cards, folded map, nightguard case, pine tree air freshener, cardboard box, and latex paint
• Wishing for Cottonwoods, 2022. Found Objects, 5-star Reviews
• If Only It Were Scented, 2022. Found Objects
• Ordered, 2022. Monoprints using cardboard boxes I received in the mail from orders placed online
• Fulfilled, 2022. Digital C-type Print