Studio IX

FIRST FRIDAYS • FRIDAY, 5-7PM

MT SAINT CABBAGE
New Works by Allyson Mellberg and Jeremy Seth Taylor

Opening Reception • Friday, April 3rd, 5-7PM

Exhibit dates • April 3 - May 31

Artist Talk • Thursday, May 7th, 5-6PM

Gallery Hours • M-F, 8-4, Sat & Sun 8-2  • 969 2nd ST SE

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About the exhibit
 
“No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.”

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
 
“Mt Saint Cabbage” is a concept that is simultaneously ominous and optimistic. Building on our previous works we explore a fascination and fraught relationship with nature and question our effect on the earth as humans. The insidious amount of waste and pollution generated in consumer culture humbles us as we push back against the relentless bombardment and challenge that over consumption creates in our world. We are continually recycling, foraging, growing food and artist materials, in an effort to leave a smaller footprint. However, there is an ever present system surrounding us that challenges our efforts to heal and regenerate the soil and spaces around us. In our work we engage in fantasies of remediation and connection to ecosystems, and how we interact with nature.