Weeds: Chimera

Beverly Penn’s Weeds: Chimera explores the relationships between native plants and invasive species by merging them into cast bronze sculptures. Using bronze for its artistic authority and physical weight, she underscores the lasting, unintended consequences of altering nature. These works are not simple botanical depictions but deconstructed forms reassembled into eerie portraits of a world gone awry—plants grafted together to honor shared traits, disturbingly bound yet still distinct.

Pieces in this series are cast in bronze and typically measure approximately 30 x 15 x 6 inches.