PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Dewdrops in the Garden
September 10-October 8, 2022
Curated by Aay Preston-Myint
Artists: Ash Arder, Mark McKnight, Daniel Arthur Mendoza, Manal Kara, Crystal Cortez, and Livien Yin
Southern Exposure is thrilled to present Dewdrops in the Garden, curated by Aay Preston-Myint, a member of SoEx's Curatorial Council. Dewdrops in the Garden explores ways in which marginalized people perform and embody joy, kinship, and eroticism in a space called "nature." Through subject matter ranging from foraging for plants to cruising the parks, the artists in Dewdrops offer playful ecological perspectives that defy narratives of victimization and despair in the wake of colonialism and environmental apartheid. Dewdrops in the Garden captures an optimistic, yet fraught pastoral consciousness, in which black, brown, and queer bodies claim access to the outdoors and the pleasures unlocked there.
"So much about environmental stewardship, land sovereignty, and climate change feels insurmountable-anyone with any kind of environmental conscience is constantly wading through a disheartening fog of disinformation, only to feel almost powerless in the face of accelerationist change and the enormous, unseen chains of influence that global capitalism imposes," said curator Aay Preston-Myint. "We need narratives that can remind us that all is not lost, and that we have the tools and resources to connect with our sensuality and with the natural world at any time. The fact that some of the acts depicted in these works might be considered taboo, illegal, or just plain eccentric, I think reflects just how much power and confidence can be harnessed by exploring this relationship to nature on our own terms."
Image Credit: Painting by Livien Yin
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September 10-October 8, 2022
Curated by Aay Preston-Myint
Artists: Ash Arder, Mark McKnight, Daniel Arthur Mendoza, Manal Kara, Crystal Cortez, and Livien Yin
Southern Exposure is thrilled to present Dewdrops in the Garden, curated by Aay Preston-Myint, a member of SoEx's Curatorial Council. Dewdrops in the Garden explores ways in which marginalized people perform and embody joy, kinship, and eroticism in a space called "nature." Through subject matter ranging from foraging for plants to cruising the parks, the artists in Dewdrops offer playful ecological perspectives that defy narratives of victimization and despair in the wake of colonialism and environmental apartheid. Dewdrops in the Garden captures an optimistic, yet fraught pastoral consciousness, in which black, brown, and queer bodies claim access to the outdoors and the pleasures unlocked there.
"So much about environmental stewardship, land sovereignty, and climate change feels insurmountable-anyone with any kind of environmental conscience is constantly wading through a disheartening fog of disinformation, only to feel almost powerless in the face of accelerationist change and the enormous, unseen chains of influence that global capitalism imposes," said curator Aay Preston-Myint. "We need narratives that can remind us that all is not lost, and that we have the tools and resources to connect with our sensuality and with the natural world at any time. The fact that some of the acts depicted in these works might be considered taboo, illegal, or just plain eccentric, I think reflects just how much power and confidence can be harnessed by exploring this relationship to nature on our own terms."
Image Credit: Painting by Livien Yin
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Dewdrops in the Garden
September 10-October 8, 2022
Curated by Aay Preston-Myint
Artists: Ash Arder, Mark McKnight, Daniel Arthur Mendoza, Manal Kara, Crystal Cortez, and Livien Yin
Southern Exposure is thrilled to present Dewdrops in the Garden, curated by Aay Preston-Myint, a member of SoEx's Curatorial Council. Dewdrops in the Garden explores ways in which marginalized people perform and embody joy, kinship, and eroticism in a space called "nature." Through subject matter ranging from foraging for plants to cruising the parks, the artists in Dewdrops offer playful ecological perspectives that defy narratives of victimization and despair in the wake of colonialism and environmental apartheid. Dewdrops in the Garden captures an optimistic, yet fraught pastoral consciousness, in which black, brown, and queer bodies claim access to the outdoors and the pleasures unlocked there.
"So much about environmental stewardship, land sovereignty, and climate change feels insurmountable-anyone with any kind of environmental conscience is constantly wading through a disheartening fog of disinformation, only to feel almost powerless in the face of accelerationist change and the enormous, unseen chains of influence that global capitalism imposes," said curator Aay Preston-Myint. "We need narratives that can remind us that all is not lost, and that we have the tools and resources to connect with our sensuality and with the natural world at any time. The fact that some of the acts depicted in these works might be considered taboo, illegal, or just plain eccentric, I think reflects just how much power and confidence can be harnessed by exploring this relationship to nature on our own terms."
Image Credit: Painting by Livien Yin
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September 10-October 8, 2022
Curated by Aay Preston-Myint
Artists: Ash Arder, Mark McKnight, Daniel Arthur Mendoza, Manal Kara, Crystal Cortez, and Livien Yin
Southern Exposure is thrilled to present Dewdrops in the Garden, curated by Aay Preston-Myint, a member of SoEx's Curatorial Council. Dewdrops in the Garden explores ways in which marginalized people perform and embody joy, kinship, and eroticism in a space called "nature." Through subject matter ranging from foraging for plants to cruising the parks, the artists in Dewdrops offer playful ecological perspectives that defy narratives of victimization and despair in the wake of colonialism and environmental apartheid. Dewdrops in the Garden captures an optimistic, yet fraught pastoral consciousness, in which black, brown, and queer bodies claim access to the outdoors and the pleasures unlocked there.
"So much about environmental stewardship, land sovereignty, and climate change feels insurmountable-anyone with any kind of environmental conscience is constantly wading through a disheartening fog of disinformation, only to feel almost powerless in the face of accelerationist change and the enormous, unseen chains of influence that global capitalism imposes," said curator Aay Preston-Myint. "We need narratives that can remind us that all is not lost, and that we have the tools and resources to connect with our sensuality and with the natural world at any time. The fact that some of the acts depicted in these works might be considered taboo, illegal, or just plain eccentric, I think reflects just how much power and confidence can be harnessed by exploring this relationship to nature on our own terms."
Image Credit: Painting by Livien Yin
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