Glynn’s research mines the negative space remaining in the wake of the Roman Empire. Early in the fellowship, Glynn travelled to Tunisia, where she visited the remains of Carthage and a quarry at Chemtou exploited by the Romans. Using 3-D scanning as a non-extractive methodology, she has also traced the import of marble through the port city of Ostia, and the spoliated brick surfaces of the Palatine Hill. Glynn continues to experiment with organic materials including local clay, wool, and beeswax to consider biological forms of resilience as a counterpoint to empire.  

Liz Glynn (born 1981) is an American artist. She is originally from Boston and now works out of Los Angeles. Much of her work is sculptural and installation-based, incorporating found objects and materials. Her work deals with institutional critique, collecting practices, antiquity, monument-building, and the concept of material value. Many of her installations encourage public engagement and participatory performance among her audiences. She is represented by Paula Cooper Gallery in New York.