Sylvie Estes - Left Undone

Left Undone is a table lighting sculpture by Sylvia Estes. Estes creates sculptures from discarded materials sourced from her own consumption, often incorporating light to reveal how perception shifts with time and perspective. By shredding, repurposing, and painting over materials like cereal boxes, newspapers and junk mail, she transforms the refuse of her daily life into abstract forms, encouraging viewers to think beyond the surface and engage more actively with the world around them.

Originally from Ithaca, NY, Sylvia studied Art History and Human Rights at Bard College. After graduating, she returned to the Finger Lakes region to pursue regenerative agriculture. Living closer to the land profoundly shaped her artistic and curatorial vision, inspiring her to reconsider the possibilities for engagement and creativity in everyday life. Sylvia now lives and works in New Yorkʼs Hudson Valley.