EXHIBITION: Fire and Ice

FIRE & ICE: Our Changing Landscape

On view at The Wildling Museum April 9 - September 26, 2022. The public is invited to attend an opening reception on Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 3 - 5 p.m.

Curated by executive director Stacey Otte-Demangate, the immersive exhibition features ten contemporary artists depicting the opposing forces of fire and ice across a range of media, including video installations, acrylic paintings, photography, mixed media, fabric panels, an ice drill, and more.

While aesthetically appealing, these dramatic visuals also invite conversations about how increasingly frequent and severe fires are altering our landscape, particularly in the Western United States. Equally concerning is the retreat of glaciers and shrinking snowpack, and warming permafrost in our colder climes. Also included in the exhibition is “Letters to the Future,” an interactive installation by artist Xavier Cortada that invites visitors to write to future generations about their own efforts to help mitigate climate change and share their feelings about it.

Featured Artists

David Paul Bayles, Xavier Cortada, Zaria Forman, Amiko Matsuo, Anna McKee, David Rosenthal, Ethan Turpin, The Environment Makers, Lorena Williams, and Suze Woolf.