Embedding the Sword in the Stone Photograph

Shylo Silvenar is a transdisciplinary artist and designer living in Lexington, Kentucky. With a desire to explore the nature of the world, or “the way of things,” she captures reality and finds beauty in the imperfect and impermanent. The accidental, the used, the overgrown, and the thoughtless become textures, lines, elements, and compositions of “reality.” Places left to evolve as nature changes everything through the passing of time, exposure to the elements, the actions of humans, the growth of flora, and adaptation of fauna become a portal for the mind. She dives into memories, dreams, and the subconscious as a means to reveal the nature of people. Her experiences combine photography, 3D, interactive media, and performance to explore the concepts of reality, imagination & intuition. Her works evoke the vignettes of dreams, portraying ephemeral moments alive with potential for interpretation and personal exploration.