Ink jet prints on cardstock (flesh) and
text weight (purple) paper
Edition of 50
8.5 x 14”
Double-sided
Artist: Jean Brennan, 2020

Intergalactic Navel Gazing is the archive of an encounter with the Umbilicaria mammulata lichen. Printed broadsheets with collage and lyrical essay mix science, historical and personal accounts to describe foraging and processing the plant. The print accompanies a series of flamework glass vessels containing lichen dye. This work engages a symbiotic species to elaborate on the concept of interspecies dependency.