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"Visually speaking, McPhee's fields of resonance transcend any evocative association with a geomorphological feature, embodying the reciprocal influence between a tectonic substrate and its atmospheric canopy, to suit a comparison with a seismological event of significant proportions. In her paintings, in particular, energetic brushstrokes, scratches and doodles coalesce amid storms of color suggesting scenes in the process of disintegration. Juxtaposed and overlapped, layers of paint imbue her compositions with a topographic quality that evinces the inspiration they draw from natural landscapes. Rugged and shattered,these strata appear galvanized by telluric forces...Even though all of McPhee's artistic practice "is about a place," as she admits, these considerations elevate its significance to a global level. Indeed, places and their critical realities intermingle in her work, but the ripples created by the latter extend beyond any particular geographical context. Emphasizing that truths are relative, uncertain, and endure in non-fixed scenarios, McPhee's art concretizes what Glissant calls "trembling thinking": (...) 'The world trembles and our thinking must adapt to this trembling. We must try to follow these tremors and perhaps we will discover more truths than we do today.'" - Silvia Perea, 'CHRISTINA MCPHEE : TERREMOTO" , LUMArt, winter 2024