DEANNA MUSGRAVE / SAINT JOHN, NB

Using water in the process is as important to Deanna as her subject matter. Her worldview is closely tied to the power of water and its relationship to experience and memory. Deanna’s work considers and articulates the theories of homeopathy: the ability of water to remember substances once mixed in it; cymatics: the patterns formed when a substance like water or sand is vibrated; and akashic field theory: the theory that information can exist and be transmitted through energy fields. The result is a highly dynamic and fluid expression of memory, story, and a deep connection to water.

Outside of her art, Deanna studies and practices dowsing: practiced since the 15th century to locate underground water systems. More recently dowsing has been adapted to locate areas of stress or trauma on the human body as a means of healing.