Pavlina Ecclesiarhou
“Epitaphs”
On view at Themes+Projects gallery April 5 to May 30, 2018
Artist Reception: Saturday, April 7, 2018, 6-8pm
Initially drawn to dioramas she found in Natural History museums, because of the dramatic tension between illusion and representation. The animals felt lifelike set in meticulously constructed idyllic environments, frozen in time, and most likely already altered by now.
All of these animals, independently of their conservation status (IUCN), are subject to the same imminent dangers; loss of habitat, repercussions of climate change, deforestation, poaching, all man created, all leading towards what is now being named, “The Sixth Extinction.” The facts are overwhelming and frightening, demonstrating our most current contemporary problems of sustainability, loss of biodiversity, along with our collective responsibility as humans who are called to make difficult decisions on this precarious balance.
By presenting these monochromatic photographs of the animals with hand painted and drawn interventions, Pavlina invites the viewer to stop and experience a moment of uncertainty and to contemplate the silent stories of these animals.
To preview the exhibition visit:
http://themesandprojects.com/PavlinaEcclesiarhou/
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