Created as part of an intriguing garden installation, Rocksbreath No. 7 is one in a series of sculptures by Susan Low-Beer. This piece formed from a concrete mold features a single seated figure, legs drawn up to its chest, head slightly bent forward. The concrete figure is simple--minimalist in form but it’s narrative—the human connection to nature is both compelling and profound.

“They were all made from one piece and then they became an installation. The shapes are similar but they seem to ‘work’ differently in relation to one another.” Susan Low-Beer

She acquired her BFA at Mount Allison University and her MFA in the US at the Cranbrook Academy of Art with a major in painting. Low-Beer has received numerous grants and awards and has exhibited throughout Canada and in Europe, United States, Japan and Korea. Her work is represented, among others, in the collections of the Museum of Civilization in Ottawa, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Modern Art in Japan, and the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in North Carolina. In 2000 she was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Low-Beer teaches and works in Toronto.