You are cordially invited to experience my new solo show "Change" in the hallway at 701!!! The show is open already and it will hang till February 6th, but the reception is on this day where you can come mingle with friends and ask questions.
From societal to planetary, we must change. Our greed has taken a hold of who we are and turned us against ourselves. We want new, we want now, we want fast, we want it all, at the cost of…
The art on the walls speak of gentrification, engulfing desirable poor neighborhoods to expand living spaces for the middle class in our cities. Neighborhoods that became desirable because the artists, musicians, and foodies there created a destination place, a space of value. Those who live there, the servers, the laborers, the workers, are pushed out of the neighborhoods and later wonder “where did they all go?” and “why isn’t there anyone willing to work anymore”?
The overhead installation is a representation of the ocean and the coral and marine life that are now endangered due to climate change, plastic pollution and hazardous waste dumping. Our “want it new, want it now, want it fast” way of life is creating a monstrous plastic pollution issue that is taxing the planet. We must change our ways and go back, as best we can, to a life where our every whimsical convenience shouldn’t be met; where we work for our planet and not our personal wants. We must change.
