Some Kind of Nature

Some Kind of Nature is the title of the ninth track on the British virtual band Gorillaz’ 2010 album “Plastic Beach,” and is the point of departure for this gathering of artists from across the United States, Canada and Europe. As we have entered the Anthropocene, with human impacts being the dominant force of our changing climate, this exhibition presents the role artists can play in having conversations about how humans are affecting planetary species survival for generations to come.

Some kind of nature, Some kind of soul, Come from within us, Oh Lord, forgive me, Some kind of mixture, Some kind of gold, It’s got to come and find us, All we are is dust (final chorus)

Topics addressed include glacial melt, sea level rise, water quality, water displacement, dewatering, bogs, trees and rivers, forests, the forest floor, wildfires,  soil, air, mycorrhiza, decomposition, the value of plants, desert plants, seeds, plastics, anthropomorphic perspectives, and rebirth.