Opening Celebration: Ecologies of Elsewhere

Friday, February 10

Through a dynamic presentation of multidisciplinary artworks and activations, Ecologies of Elsewhere explores the physical and symbolic properties of plant life as a means to explore issues that shape contemporary society, such as migration and diaspora; gender and sexuality; extraction and exploitation; the legacies of colonialism; and the potential for healing. From Lisandro Suriel’s use of the layered legacies of cotton within the West Indies, to Eric Gyamfi’s employment of plant-based emulsions to develop analog photos, to Ilze Wolff’s work examining the life of South African writer, activist, and gardener Bessie Head (1937 – 1986), each work in Ecologies of Elsewhere offers a critical ecological lens on to a range of subjects, both personal and political, contemporary and historical.

Join us on February 10 to celebrate the opening of this collaborative exhibit. RSVP's are encouraged but not required.

7:00PM

Member Only Reception and private viewing

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8:00PM

Exhibition opens to the public

Performance by DJ Rah D

Image credits:

Banner image: Michaela Yearwood-Dan (b. 1994, London), All I am is everything and nothing at all, 2022. Oil, pastels, ink, and beads on canvas, 78 7/10 × 177 1/5 inches (200 × 450 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Contemporary.

Poster image: Lisandro Suriel (b. 1990, Saint Martin), Birth of Paradise: The New World, 2018. Digital photo, 33 9/10 × 43 3/10 inches (86 × 110 cm). Image courtesy of the artist.