The majority of my projects explore and pay homage to a small headland in Sonora, Mexico, a place I have known since childhood. Whether photographing the movements of the tide, interviewing fishermen, conferring with regional scientists, or combing the shoreline—investigative fieldwork inspires and informs my projects. Through a phenomenological investigation of counting, naming, collecting, and displaying what is found in this region, I trace the headland's contours as well as its historic and vernacular depths, bringing an awareness to its distinctions through a deep mapping practice. In order to offer the experience of place as a multidimensional, multi-sensory immersion, my installations use a wide range of media and interactive elements. Whether turning a handle to view a moving image or taking away a hand-printed card, I invite the audience to engage visually as well as haptically, allowing an opportunity for participation that calls for more sustained attention. 

Green is a recipient of the 2011 Arizona Commission on the Arts Artist Project Grant, the 2010 Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Arts Award, and the 2010 Oregon College of Art and Craft Emerging Artist Residency in Book Arts. She has participated in art/science research laboratories in the US, Mexico and Uruguay, and has exhibited in museums and galleries and participated in residencies both nationally and internationally. www.heathergreen-art.com