Marsha Lieberman

This diagram shows the path of a Tiger Swallowtail feeding on the flowers in my garden. A grid defines the background, and includes distortion to signify the sun’s impact on the structure of space. The butterfly’s path is not one that has been planned, but rather is responsive to circumstances – in this case, to… Read more: Flight Path

During the summer of 2026, wildfires in Ontario were felt as far south in the United States as Washington, DC. How do we process the sun and the sky turning unusual colors, the air becoming unbreathable?  Do novel narratives take root in the same way as the familiar and accepted, becoming the latest of the stories… Read more: The Color of the Sun, The Color of the Sky

(Diagram of one bird making a single trip to and from a birdbath) I have a pollinator garden, birdfeeders, and multiple birdbaths outside my kitchen window. A small table and chairs make it possible to observe at close range, unnoticed by the insects and birds.  Insects seem to prefer flowers that are in full sun, […]

The drive to experience belonging is deeply seated in human psychology. What role could movement through space play in the development of this experience? Is there a relationship between navigation and identity? Are who I am, where I go, and how I get there interconnected, a woven fabric? In the field of dance, meaning is made […]

How do you keep track of where you are? Are your maps made of landmarks, constellations, indications of prevailing winds? Peculiar meanders? Expected sounds? Rescue teams in Venezuela, knowing that people were trapped in rubble after the June 2026 earthquakes, resorted to searching for survivors by listening for any sounds they made.