September 01, 2023
State of the Earth

"STATE OF THE EARTH" - ART AND SCIENCE EXHIBITION
LILIANA FOLTA
CURATOR
August 29th to September 27th
Exhibition Opening Reception:
September 9th, from 4:30PM to 6:30PM
For more information go to:
https://www.midwaygallery.org/#/state-of-the-earth-state-of-the-emergency
Exhibition Statement:
This gathering of very talented women artists come together from different parts of the world to inspire and raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis.
The artists' works are inspired by the ecosystems of their homeland or by the places they chose to live. This exciting collective effort focuses on social, mental and environmental ecology, connecting human health with environmental and planetary health, increasing emotional resilience and adaptation to a healthier Earth; thus linking human and species rights. The aim of the artists is to create empathy and understanding about biodiversity fatigue through intercultural engagement and for the understanding of society on diminishing pollinators.
From a private garden in Brandenburg, Germany, the Álamos de la Vega in Granada, Spain, the mangroves of Puerto Rico, the Forest Park in Queens, New York, the southernmost country in America, Argentina, and to the inspiring native gardens of Massachussetts. This collection of works leads us to a context of spiritual communion with "La Pachamama" - The Female Goddess of the Earth and Fertility, a benign agricultural divinity conceived as the Mother who nurtures, protects and sustains humans and wildlife.
Artists: Violeta Vollmer - Consuelo Vallejo Delgado - Adriana G. Prat - Hebé García - Julia Csekö - Naoe Suzuki - Verónica Parselis (Verute) - Carmen Mojica Martínez - Fulgen Sabatier - Haley Johnson - Jesseca Ferguson - Jacqueline Herranz Brooks - Helen Papp - Megan MacDonell - Liliana Folta - Souther - Tina Chakarian - Kathleen Bitetti - Olga Shmuylovich - Hana Pegrimkova