Sharyn O'Mara's "untitled field (grid extension)" exists at the intersection of field and city grid. Fiber optic strand takes the form of a linear field of ethereal glass grasses that both define and subvert the city grid. Comprised of one of the most high tech communications materials, fiber optic strand and light, "untitled field" references the land that was before the city that became. O'Mara is a sculptor whose work for the past few years has explored the relationship the mapping of land (roads create lines, intersections, and grids) and the mapping of experience through written language (grammar and composition). Structure imposed on the topography of the land acts as a metaphor for the organization and division of language, and thus of the territories of experience. With the advent of literacy, communicating experience became limited by and an understanding of language itself; a fundamental connection to the land was lost. O'Mara earned a BA in Fine Arts from George Washington University in Washington, DC, and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. She is Chair of the Foundation Program and an Associate Professor at Tyler School of Art / Temple University. Funding for O’Mara’s project was funded in part by a grant from Temple University; fiber optics were generously donated by Corning, Incorporated.