Spanning 120 feet and constructed from 10 miles of thread and six miles of reclaimed fabric (including erosion control fabric from the Utah Department of Transportation), this monumental windsock took more than three months of dedicated work to create. It unfurls like a living creature, channeling invisible forces and elemental truths.
Elder’s work evokes the Law of Conservation of Energy—the principle that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Through a poetic, humorous, and assertive lens, the piece invites us to consider how memory and meaning endure, even as their forms shift. Like the exhibition of the same name on view at GOCA from November 6, 2025, through March 7, 2026, it suggests that amidst environmental, societal, and personal change, what sustains us may not always be visible—but it is always present.
Born in Colorado Springs, Elder has built a career exploring climate disruption, cultural change, and the strange beauty of collapse through drawing, video, sculpture, and writing. In The Source Never Diminishes, she reflects on cycles of endings and beginnings through works that shimmer with resilience and curiosity—glittering sculptures, meditative video, and mixed-media drawings that find grace amid uncertainty.
