January 10 – March 24, 2013
Daniel Shea, Coal Pile, from the series Removing Mountains, 2007. Inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist.
Chris Jordan, CF000313, unaltered stomach contents of juvenile Laysan albatross, from the series Midway: Message from the Gyre, 2009. Pigment print. Courtesy of the artist.
Marissa Lee Benedict, Algal Biodiesel Processing Station III, 2012. Chlorella (algae), hand-cranking oil expeller, hand-driven centrifuge, household appliances (mini-fridge, blender, toaster oven, toaster, fan, hair dryer, sink, kitchenware), microscope, glassware, scale, algal oil, methanol, lye, algal biodiesel, fat, felt, salt, “bio-plastic,” plastic containers, PVC, wood, steel, grout, clamp lights, ratchet straps, bungee chords, casters, video (15-minute loop). Courtesy of the artist.
Terry Evans, Disko Bay, from the series A Greenland Glacier: The Scale of Climate Change, 2008. Inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist and the Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas
Allison Grant, Storm, from the series Unsoiled, 2009. Digital print. Courtesy of the artist.
Climate of Uncertainty presents the work of twelve artists who address issues of environmental degradation resulting from human activities. Scientists are ringing alarm bells about climate change, species loss, industrial pollution, and deforestation, and though most of us are aware of these problems, we often choose to ignore them. But this apparent lack of interest might instead be the response to limited strategies for engagement. The artists gathered here draw in their audiences visually and experientially, using a fresh vocabulary to build a public movement. Each artist begins a dialogue with the viewer, challenging us to action. Their striking visual images serve not only to emphasize the state of the world around us, but also to help us see the destructive path that we have thoughtlessly taken and ultimately to imagine a more hopeful future.
Featured artists include Marissa Benedict, Edward Burtynsky, Terry Evans, Sonja Hinrichsen, Allison Grant, Chris Jordan, Maskull Lasserre, Marilyn Propp, Sabrina Raaf, Christina Seely, Daniel Shea, and Toshio Shibata.