Suspended Nurseries 2008
Installed at the Gowanus Arts Studio, Brooklyn, Ny. The Alchemy Show was curated by Jennifer Field, assistant director of the MOMA. Suspended Nurseries was the incorporation of re-used textiles, sculpture, and green roof technology ; suspended in the air with multiple nylon threads.
Alchemy examines the ways in which artists use discarded or everyday objects to promote environmental awareness and investigate human relationships with nature. Some of the artists in this exhibition harvest materials from the street, refashioning them into new objects, often in the form of plants, flowers, or people. Others use traditional media to examine human relationships and people's imprint on the environment.
These practices echo the current historical position of Gowanus as a burgeoning artistic community with roots in industry, while engaging with broader global issues.
Alchemy examines the ways in which artists use discarded or everyday objects to promote environmental awareness and investigate human relationships with nature. Some of the artists in this exhibition harvest materials from the street, refashioning them into new objects, often in the form of plants, flowers, or people. Others use traditional media to examine human relationships and people's imprint on the environment.
These practices echo the current historical position of Gowanus as a burgeoning artistic community with roots in industry, while engaging with broader global issues.
