Mangle
Mangle is an embodied exploration of the intersections between the environmental fragility of the Caribbean mangle (mangrove) and the diasporic grief that stems from migration. The mangle mirrors diasporic migration through the displacement of its seedlings, which drop from its branches, in a process akin to live birth, only to be swept away by the currents of the waters in which it grows.
Seeds: COntainers of a world to come
“Together, the artworks in the exhibition suggest the seed as a timely means to address existential matters. Seeds are the first link in the food chain, the embodiment of biological and cultural diversity, and the repository of life’s future evolution. Cultivated by humans for millennia, seed varieties carry with them local histories as well as histories of migration and survival, bridging cultures, territories, and time periods.”
-Meredith Malone, curator at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
At a moment when ecological concerns are becoming increasingly urgent, Seeds: Containers of a World to Come brings into dialogue work by ten contemporary artists whose research-based practices are defined by sustained inquiry into plant–human–land relations.”
--Meredith Malone, curator at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum