Work samples

  • The Gang
    The Gang
    The Gang, various figures constructed from bamboo, winter stone, feathers , paint, silver leaf.
  • Ocean womb
    Ocean womb
    Room instillation, bamboo & other grasses, florescent paint.
  • Ancient Dragonflies detail
    Large Mobile. Treated bamboo and other grasses, watercolors on handmade paper, paint.
  • Cicada Greeters
    Cicada Greeters
    Large figures constructed from bamboo,winter stone, Mylar, paint.Greeting the arrival of the 2021 cicadas.

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About Susana

Baltimore City  

Susana Harris explores her own inner mythology - a world of characters that she brings to life in the form of mobiles, sculptures and animations. Susana gathers and manipulates bamboo and other grasses by heating, curling and painting them. Sometimes adding watercolors on handmade paper, gold leaf and found feathers, she constructs forms full of movement. Early memories of the Roman ruins along the coast of Libya, to the galleries of the Prado and the Uffizi, the Parthenon and the Acropolis… more

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Cicada Greeters 2021

Created to celebrate the phenomenon of the 2021 emergence of the 17 year Cicadas in our region. Constructed from winter stone, bamboo, Mylar, paint.
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    • DNA Arising Transformed by the Virus

    Inspired by our current battle with the COVID virus and how our society has been transformed in so many ways, socially and physically.
    Constructed  from curled bamboo and treated grasses,finished with paint and gold leaf.
    • DNA Arising Transformed by the Virus
      DNA Arising Transformed by the Virus
    • Detail of viruses.
      Detail of viruses.
    • Viruses under the full moon. Moon gift of Lizz Downing.
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    • Butterfly Portals

    As insect populations plummet, these portals are a visual ode to the amazing beauty of our struggling butterflies and other insects.
    Constructed of bamboo and grasses, handmade paper with watercolors, paints and gold leaf.
    • Shadows & butterflies
      Shadows & butterflies
    • Butterfly portal
      Butterfly portal
    • Atlas Moths
    • Butterfly Portal
      Butterfly Portal
    • Luna Moths
      Luna Moths
      Luna moths
    • Atlas Moths
      Atlas Moths
    • Wrapped branches with butterflies.
      Wrapped branches with butterflies.

    • The Fireflies are Exiting the Planet

    Sadden by the drastic drop in firefly populations, an ode to their ethereal magic.


    Mobile 4' width, 2' depth. Treated bamboo and other grasses, paints, bronze leaf.
    • The Fireflies are Exiting the Planet
    • Detail of firefly angel.
      Detail of firefly angel.
      Detail of firefly angel.
    • Detail of firefly angel.
      Detail of firefly angel.
    • Under the black light!
      Under the black light!
    • The Fireflies are Exiting the Planet
      The Fireflies are Exiting the Planet
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    • Ancient Dragon Flies

    Inspired by the Meganeuropais Permiana the largest insect ever known to inhabit prehistoric earth, ancestor to our dragon fly. Mobile, two figures 4'&3' in length. Bamboo and other grasses, handmade paper, paint, gold leaf.
    • Ancient Dragon Flies
      Ancient Dragon Flies
    • Ancient Dragon Flies
      Ancient Dragon Flies
    • Ancient Dragon Flies
      Ancient Dragon Flies
    • Detail Ancient Dragon Flies
      Detail Ancient Dragon Flies
    • Ancient Dragonflies
      Detail of large mobile 5’ length,2’ depth.Treated bamboo,watercolors on handmade paper, paint, gold leaf.
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    • There are Viruses Amongst Us

    The COVID virus has transformed our lives, in many ways causing us to become further alienated from one another.
    Large mobile, bamboo and other grasses, paint, gold leaf.
    7' length and 18"depth.
    • There are Viruses Amongst Us
      There are Viruses Amongst Us
    • Detail of viruses.
      Detail of viruses.
    • Under the black light!
      Under the black light!
    • Applying the finishing touches on viruses mobile.
      Applying the finishing touches on viruses mobile.
    • There are Viruses Amongst Us
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    • Miss Milky Way and the Star Skippers

    One from a series of large mobiles inspired by deep space.
    Bamboo and other grasses, paint, silver leaf.
    • Miss Milky Way and the Star Skippers.
      Miss Milky Way and the Star Skippers.
    • Shadows
      Shadows
    • Under the black light you can see her eye lashes!
      Under the black light you can see her eye lashes!
    • Details
      Details
    • Miss Milky-Way & the Star-Skippers
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    • Sexy Man at the Disco

    Sculpture. Three figures ranging in height 18", 16",15". Bamboo and other grasses, watercolors on handmade paper, paint, gold leaf. These characters take part in a stop action animation.
    • Animated clip
    • Sexy man at the disco.
      Sexy man at the disco.
    • Detail of dancer.
      Detail of dancer.
    • Sexy man standing amongst the viruses.
      Sexy man standing amongst the viruses.
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    • Tippy Toes

    Details of Tippy Toes. Treated bamboo, paint, watercolors, gold, bronze and silver leaf, feathers. These characters take part in stop motion animations.
    • Tippy Toe Baby ringing in the New Year
      Animated Tippy Toes. Treated bamboo and other grasses, paint, gold leaf, feathers.
    • Detail of Tippy Toe.
      Detail of Tippy Toe.
    • Detail of Tippy Toes.
      Detail of Tippy Toes.
    • Tippy Toe Baby
      Tippy Toe Baby
    • Detail of Tippy Toes.
      Detail of Tippy Toes.
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    • Fancy Lady walking her Fancy Dog

    Sculpture. Two figures, 14"& 5". Curled bamboo and other grasses, watercolors on handmade paper, paint, gold leaf. These characters take part in stop motion animations.
    • Fancy Lady walking her Fancy Dog.
      Fancy Lady walking her Fancy Dog.
    • Detail of Dog.
      Detail of Dog.
    • Close up of Lady.
      Close up of Lady.
    • Fancy Lady Walking Her Fancy Dog
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