Chris Costan will install eleven of her interventions in the exhibition, All About Trees (Art-Rooted), and presented by Open Source Gallery. This group show will take place in an industrial space, October 17 and 18. and is curated by Alyssa Fridgen.
This exhibition explores our ecological, historical, botanical and cultural roots embedded in tree life that requires our collective care. Trees cool neighborhoods during heat waves, prevent flooding by absorbing stormwater when it rains, clean our air, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve mental health and quality of life, and create vital habitats for plants, birds, and other animals. Artists imagine a world encompassing regeneration and reciprocity with nature, equally accessible to all, rather than extraction and consumption.
Artists: Oscar Aguilar, Sherwin Banfield, Michele Brody, Chris Costan, Tamara Damon, Ronen Gamil, Rich Garr, Ianthe Jackson, Ella Mahoney, Pierre Mercier-Puccio, Jasmine Murrell, Sarah Olson, Gabriel Pacheco, Niceli Portugal, Elisa Pritzker, Natsuki Takauji, Jeremiah Teipen, Lucia Warck-Meister, Kasia Zurek-Doule, and artist collective Backyard Utopias (Katerina Marcelja and Monika Wuhrer)
“...the earth gives us everything we need. The exchange of recognition, gratitude, and reciprocity for these gifts is just as important in a Brooklyn flat as under a birch bark roof.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
ART-ROOTED, All About Trees
281 Bond Street, Brooklyn
October 17-18
12-6pm