Materialize: Visualizing Climate Change
Date
Feb. 7, 2025
Location
Belger Crane Yard Gallery | 2011 Tracy Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108
February 7, 2025 - May 3, 2025
Materialize: Visualizing Climate Change brings together the work of six contemporary artists - including 91µ¼º½ Associate Professor of Fiber Marie Bannerot McInerney - who explore multiple aspects of one of the world’s most challenging topics.
Image: Marie Bannerot McInerney, Satanazes
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An opening night reception will be held from 6 to 8 pm, where artists will give remarks at 6:30 pm. The exhibition will be on view through May 3, 2025.
The artists’ innovative use of materials and digital processes invite viewers to examine the impact of climate change on natural and human-made systems. utilizes clear glass to memorialize a Bristlecone pine tree, a species threatened by climate change. s laser-etched graphite drawings illustrate data related to habitat disturbances such as landslides and fires. combines ceramics and technology to depict fragile and endangered coral ecosystems. employs 3D scanning to recreate ash trees devastated by emerald ash borers. weaves images of endangered tree species out of petrochemical and plant derived materials. sonifies and materializes soil data from post-extraction peatlands in her installation titled, Peat Quilt 1.
Each artist asks viewers to consider how digital technologies transform disembodied data into experiences that engage our senses and emotions. In doing so, they raise critical questions to inspire change and cultivate environmental stewardship.