Mark Biddle
"The assemblages that began for me in the late '90s have become an effective way to weave together the disparate threads of daily existence. A few collected items are enough to begin. From there each piece sort of accumulates its way towards resolution.
"I like to re-measure the value of things, looking into the transition zones for overlooked detritus more interesting than the objectives which produced it. Recycled messages are a common interest and texts often grow out of everyday situations. If reading the text is too difficult, just look. Form is experienced more directly and often works better than intellection to produce a transcendent moment. It taps a deeper root.
"The noise of daily living gets loud but seldom hits any perceivable peak. It's exciting to push the cacophony to a suitable mutation.
"Think of lying back, searching the night sky for shooting stars. This is a good viewing attitude. Get within a few steps and something might fall on you at the instant you become receptive.
Profile
Mark Biddle is a Utah designer, raised and educated in the Midwest. He currently serves as co-coordinator of the program in Visual Communication at Weber State University.