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Rather than photograph plant life thriving and decaying in situ, Jane O鈥橬eil brings a flatbed scanner to her backyard and scans birds of paradise, persimmons, and gnarled root balls. In her manipulation, handling, and recording of delicate objects O鈥橬eil transforms natural elements into computer-generated objects. Therefore the prints in 鈥淓nvironmental Memory: Part 1--Home Grown鈥� depict subjects that no longer exist. Instead O鈥橬eil鈥檚 digital c-prints become the memory of her former home grown environment. Whether it鈥檚 鈥淎pple Cactus,鈥� depicting a rotted and blackened apple staged next to a cactus (a symbol of longevity and endurance), or 鈥淧risimmion #1,鈥� in which O鈥橬eil has granted us access inside the dying petals, 鈥淓nvironmental Memory鈥� is a show about transition. 鈥淩oot Ball鈥� is an unearthed web of roots that appear to continue growing with ferocity even though they have been removed from the soil. The root is drenched in contrast--as it is still stained by the dirt and overexposed by the glare of the scanner. By uprooting the root ball, O鈥橬eil demonstrates that 鈥渨e鈥檙e all in transition,鈥� and confirms that we are never living in a single environment but moving from one to the next (DNJ Gallery, West Hollywood).