Nina Elder: "What Sustains: Landscapes for Curiosity and Connection"
Presented by Utah Museum of Contemporary Art at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake CitySeptember 01 - August 01
How do rocks, trees, and holes in the Earth sustain your daily life? Artist and researcher Nina Elder uses art to answer this question, telling honest stories about the complex connections between humans and nature. In this traveling show, students are invited to view Nina’s large-scale realistic drawings to get curious about mines and clear cut forests. These permanently changed places show a legacy of industry, both as scars in the landscape and sites that support our needs.
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[more+]How do rocks, trees, and holes in the Earth sustain your daily life? Artist and researcher Nina Elder uses art to answer this question, telling honest stories about the complex connections between humans and nature. In this traveling show, students are invited to view Nina’s large-scale realistic drawings to get curious about mines and clear cut forests. These permanently changed places show a legacy of industry, both as scars in the landscape and sites that support our needs.
The exhibition asks “What sustains?” The Earth endures, and so do the marks of human impact. Society is turning toward greater sustainability, yet we still extract our necessary materials from the planet. As the Art Truck travels around Utah, audiences will explore their relationship to the environment.
The list on the Truck’s exterior is Nina’s futile attempt to exhaustively list what sustains us: our ecosystems, networks, souls, communities, and cultural practices. Audiences are invited to contribute to an ongoing and growing list of what sustains life in Utah.
Thank you for collaborating with us and sustaining the vibrant contemporary art scene throughout the state!
[less-]Dates & times
Sat, May 11 @ 11:00 am Wed, May 15 @ 11:00 am Thu, May 16 @ 11:00 am Fri, May 17 @ 11:00 am Sat, May 18 @ 11:00 am Wed, May 22 @ 11:00 am Thu, May 23 @ 11:00 am Fri, May 24 @ 11:00 am Sat, May 25 @ 11:00 am Wed, May 29 @ 11:00 am Thu, May 30 @ 11:00 am Fri, May 31 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jun 01 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jun 05 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jun 06 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jun 07 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jun 08 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jun 12 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jun 13 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jun 14 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jun 15 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jun 19 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jun 20 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jun 21 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jun 22 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jun 26 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jun 27 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jun 28 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jun 29 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jul 03 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jul 05 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jul 06 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jul 10 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jul 11 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jul 12 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jul 13 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jul 17 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jul 18 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jul 19 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jul 20 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jul 24 @ 11:00 am Thu, Jul 25 @ 11:00 am Fri, Jul 26 @ 11:00 am Sat, Jul 27 @ 11:00 am Wed, Jul 31 @ 11:00 am Thu, Aug 01 @ 11:00 am - Less dates
Admission
Suggested donation $10
Location
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
20 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101