Amazonia is based on the premise that environmental issues require ecological knowledge as well as cultural articulation. Berta Sichel, curator; and Patricia Capa, assistant curator, draw much of the conceptual structure of this project from the book Ecocriticism by Greg Garrad, a critical survey of the various “positions” within current thought on the natural environment. The 11 international artists included in the exhibition incorporate Garrad’s theoretical foundation, using mixed media and documentary practices to explore the ecological, tribal, journalistic, and spiritual narratives of the Amazon.
Artists: Javier Andrada, Claudia Andujar, Barbara Brändli, Federico Guzmán and Andrés Corredor, KIMIKA, Margaret Mee / Malu De Martino, Susana Mejía, Simone Michelin, João Musa, pablo sanz, and Sergio Vega
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street, New York 10011
On display until December 9
Gallery hours: Monday–Saturday, 11am–6pm
Closed from November 23 to 25