Author KShelby

thao Nguyen Phan’s oeuvre interweaves mythology and folklore with pressing issues around industrialization, food security, and the environment.** some of the recurring themes in her work are the extensive destruction and consumption of the earth’s resources, as well as the… Continue Reading →

“An atmospheric film that blurs the lines between reality and myth, “Holgut” eschews linear storytelling, offering instead a poetic journey where past and present meet.”  “The Siberian permafrost is melting. Ancient bones rise up from the ground and wild animals… Continue Reading →

The following is an excerpt from artist/activist Ai Weiwei’s autobiography, 1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (2021). The environmental change is a sign of moral corruption, like an apple beginning to rot from its core. Our new vocabulary also includes… Continue Reading →

At the Salone del Mobile 2019, Paola Antonelli installed Broken Nature, which explored the impact of human systems on nature is a critical topic—on a global, political and more immediate socio-economic level. Antonelli brought together four specially commissioned projects and over… Continue Reading →

Samm Kunce, “Nature must not win the game, but she cannot lose,” 2002. Commissioned by the MTA Arts for Transit NYC. It located in the passageway between the 5th and 6th Ave subway corridor connnecting the B, D, F and Q trains… Continue Reading →