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Fruit / New work experimenting with spores, time, and the scanner.
Spotlight at BIMA / Turkey Tails on view this summer at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum. New work in partnership with MoNA and the Skagit Climate Science Consortium about regeneration and the impact of fire in Western Washington. On view in Surge: Mapping Transition, Displacement, and Agency in Times of Climate Change at Museum of Northwest Art, Fall 2023. Bloedel Reserve / A Community Creative non-residency residency with historic Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Wa, from April to October of 2023. Ghost Pipes and the Nurse Log series from The Forest Floor acquired by the new Summit Seattle Convention Center location. The Workers of the Forest Floor on view at Blue Sky gallery from (the end of) March 2023 to March 2024 in the Pacific Northwest Drawers. |
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The Workers of the Forest Floor CatalogWith essay by Lauren Gallow, published in conjunction with Hurst Frye's The Workers (Of The Forest Floor), Spring 2022 at J. Rinehart Gallery in Seattle, WA
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Press / Publications / Process
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Periodically, I am invited to speak about my work, both in person and virtually. In 2021, 4 photographic artists, including myself, spoke about our work in relationship to the trees through Ecoartspace. We discussed processes and motivations, as well as how we see our work as environmental activism. Click HERE or on the icon to the left to be whisked away to the recording.
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Lenscratch Animalia
Thank you Sarah Stankey and Aline Smithson for including my work in the Lenscratch Animalia feature. Through the photographic process, Melinda Hurst Frye highlights the subtle world that lives and thrives under our feet. This is a world mostly unseen and often unappreciated by people. These beautiful images are a reminder of the complexities of nature. |
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Dank je, De Correspondent! Welcome! Welkom! Willkommen!
The Dutch based journalism platform, De Correspondent, recently included images from, Underneath with an important article on the decline of insect populations and the health of our soils. De Correspondent is features in-depth articles, documentaries, and podcasts produced by journalists who are committed to collaborating with members on their chosen beat. |
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In the Dirt: Melinda Hurst Frye Brings a Scanner To Her Yard
Melinda Hurst Frye makes pictures in the dirt. In her latest series, Underneath, worms, caterpillars, beetles, snails and anonymous animal skeletons intermingle with stringy roots and soil that are simultaneously mysterious and hyper real. They at once resemble homages to narrative painting and large scale Natural History museum dioramas, giving a private view into the world beneath our feet. - Written by Jon Feinstein |
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Capturing the Creatures of the Underground With … a Scanner?
There is an invisible but wondrous world just under your feet — full of roots, bugs, and burrowing creatures. Photographer Melinda Hurst Frye wanted to see it. So she dug some holes. Actually, a lot of holes. - Written by Charley Locke |
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Uncovering the Underneath
Hurst Frye dives into her backyard to discover a world teeming with underground creatures. Using just a shovel, a stick and a scanner, the Seattle artist reveals an entire world right under our feet. The final product is a compilation of several scans as well as some added photographs of specific creatures, such as a mole or a caterpillar. The artwork has a magical quality to it, but all the subjects are representative of what’s really there. |
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Seventeen Artists for 2017 - Magnify Seattle
The 2017 issue is proudly self-published and curated by Meggan Joy. Featuring: Carson Allmon, Daniel Carrillo, Julie Devine, Zak Helenske, Erin Hovland, Melinda Hurst Frye, David Hytone, Lindsey Jensen, Iskra Johnson, John Keatley, Mya Kerner, Melissa Mc Clain, Colleen E. Monette, Anne Siems, Renata Steiner, Uyen Tran-Gjerde, Nathan Watkins. |
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Super Interessante... Brazil!
Fotógrafa usa scanner para registrar a vida subterrânea no quintal de casaA americana Melinda Hurst Frye enterrou um scanner no quintal de sua casa, em Seattle, para registrar um pedaço do mundo que atropelamos, sem perceber, todos os dias |
