Half Human, Half Vapor Mike Stoltz, 2015

A mystic s sculpture garden amidst hurricane damage and property Traces of a human colony from a near past are unearthed through its relics; speculations about parallel possibilities emerge as debris turns into 2016 Images Festival This project began out of a fascination with a giant sculpture of a dragon attached to a Central Florida mansion. The property had recently been left to rot, held in lien by a bank. Hurricanes washed away the sculpture. I learned about the artist who created this landmark, Lewis Vandercar (19131988), who began as a painter. His practice grew along with his notoriety for spellcasting and telepathy. Inspired by Vandercars interest in parallel possibility, I combined these images with text from local newspaper articles in a hauntedhouse film that both engages with and looks beyond the material world.