Current Exhibition
Embodied Futures & the Ecology of Care
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 14, 2023, 5–7 pm
Closing Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
Curated by: Elena Soterakis & Eve Barro
Exhibiting Artists: Aradhita Ajaykumar Parasrampuria, Katie Hubbell, Elaine Young, Karen Ingram, Laura Kung, Juyon Lee, Lolo Ostia, John Roach, Iz Nettere, Shihori Yamamoto, Suzanne Head
Embodied Futures and the Ecology of Care, BioBAT Art Space. Image Credit: On White Wall
Scorched Honey Archive - Hotspots (2023) John Roach Metal plates, scorched honey, Image Credit: On White Wall
Scorched Honey Archive - Hotspots (2023) John Roach Metal plates, scorched honey, Image Credit: On White Wall
DETAIL, Scorched Honey Archive - Hotspots (2023) John Roach Metal plates, scorched honey, Image Credit: On White Wall
Embodied Futures and the Ecology of Care, BioBAT Art Space. Image Credit: On White Wall
Slow Down Soft Body, Stay With Me (2023) Video instalation by Katie Hubbell Image credit: Yi Hsuan Lai
Slow Down Soft Body, Stay With Me (2023) Video instalation by Katie Hubbell Image credit: Yi Hsuan Lai Image Credit: Yi Hsuan Lai
DETAIL, Slow Down Soft Body, Stay With Me (2023) Video instalation by Katie Hubbell Image credit: Yi Hsuan Lai Image Credit: On White Wall
Subsuming Solids (2023) Adhesive, acrylic paint, paperpulp, armature, and mica powder, by Katie Hubbel Image Credit: Yi Hsuan Lai
Image Credit: On White Wall
Colony: Hive Listener. (2022-2023) Audio Recordings, fragrant beeswax lights, by John Roach. Image Credit: On White Wall
DETAIL, Colony: Hive Listener, John Roach, (2022-2023) Audio Recordings, fragrant beeswax lights, by John Roach.
Quiet Lights, (2023) Silk, natural dyes, reclaimed Douglas-fir, LED, 25” x 60”, by Laura Kung. Image Credit: Laura Kung
Golden Hour, (2023) Onion skins, osage orange sawdust, by Laura Kung. Image Credit: Laura Kung
DETAIL, Golden Hour, (2023) Onion skins, osage orange sawdust, by Laura Kung. Image Credit: Laura Kung
Fragment of Home, (2023) acorns, madder root, marigold, iron, by Laura Kung. Image Credit: Laura Kung
DETAIL, Fragment of Home, (2023) acorns, madder root, marigold, iron, by Laura Kung. Image Credit: Laura Kung
Scorched Honey Archive - Containments, by John Roach. Image Credit: On White Wall
Scorched Honey Archive - Residues (2023) Video Instalation by John Roach. Image Credit: On White Wall
Portrait of the Lolo Ostia in her installation, ”The Light in Me, See the Light in You” Bacterial Cellulose (SCOBY), LED lights, Motion Sensor, by Lolo Ostia. Image Credit: Katie Gee-Salisbury
DETAIL, “The Light in Me, See the Light in You”, a site-specific installation made of Bacterial Cellulose (SCOBY), LED lights, Motion Sensor, by Lolo Ostia. Image Credit on White Wall
DETAIL, “The Light in Me, See the Light in You”, a site-specific installation made of Bacterial Cellulose (SCOBY), LED lights, Motion Sensor, by Lolo Ostia. Image Credit on White Wall
DETAIL, “The Light in Me, See the Light in You”, a site-specific installation made of Bacterial Cellulose (SCOBY), LED lights, Motion Sensor, by Lolo Ostia. Image Credit on White Wall
“The Light in Me, See the Light in You”, (2023) a site-specific installation made of Bacterial Cellulose (SCOBY), LED lights, Motion Sensor, by Lolo Ostia. Image Credit on White Wall
Frame Light Sculpture, Juyon Lee, 2023, Brass, pigment ink on linen paper, and window film
DETAIL, Frame Light Sculpture, Juyon Lee, 2023, Brass, pigment ink on linen paper, and window film
Frame Light Sculpture, Juyon Lee, 2023, Brass, pigment ink on linen paper, and window film
HOST for your living things | STING (Honey Bee), by Elaine Young. Image Credit: On White Wall
Image Credit: On White Wall
Image Credit: On White Wall
Image Credit: On White Wall
HOST - for your living things | AI - Mitosis (2023) Balaklava, turtleneck, leggings, mittens, socks and two floor-to-ceiling flags made from polyester with a high contrast black and white digital print, by Elaine Young. Image Credit: On White Wall
HOST - for your living things | AI - Mitosis (2023) Balaklava, turtleneck, leggings, mittens, socks and two floor-to-ceiling flags made from polyester with a high contrast black and white digital print, by Elaine Yong. Photo Credit
HOST - for your living things | AI - Mitosis (2023) Balaklava, turtleneck, leggings, mittens, socks and two floor-to-ceiling flags made from polyester with a high contrast black and white digital print, by Elaine Young.
Artist, Shihori Yamamoto, inside her Womb installation, I am here to love you, Image Credit: Shihori Yamamoto
Signs of Life | INHALE / EXHALE (2020-2023) Artist: Balaklava, turtleneck, skirt, and socks made from neon green recycled polyester with monotone digital print, by Elaine Young. Image Credit: On White Wall
Signs of Life | INHALE / EXHALE (2020-2023) Artist: Balaklava, turtleneck, skirt, and socks made from neon green recycled polyester with monotone digital print, by Elaine Young. Image Credit: On White Wall
Elaine Young, Amula DNA Jewellery, Artist’s DNA, water, glycerol, borosilicate glass, stainless steel pendants and chains. Image Credit: Katie Gee-Salisbury
DETAIL, Elaine Young, Amula DNA Jewellery, Artist’s DNA, water, glycerol, borosilicate glass, stainless steel pendants and chains. Image Credit: Katie Gee-Salisbury
Cellsense (2022) Video installation, by Aradhita Ajaykumar Parasrampuria Image Credit: On White Wall
Cellsense (2022) Biodegradeable bead embellenshments created from algea and cellulose, by Ajaykumar Ajaykumar Parasrampuria Image Credit: On White Wall
Cerulean Waters, Laura Kung, 2021, bacterial pigment, silk, acrylic, 9.5 x 9.5 inches
Entangled Corporealities, Iz Neterre, 2023, nutrient-enriched stoneware, cyanotype, mycelium, silicone
Mycelial Memory, Iz Neterre, 2023, lenticular print
Biogenic Blooms (2023 - present) Genetically modified yeast on agar in a Petri dish, video instalation, refrigerted presetation case, by Karen Ingram. Image Credit: Karen Ingram Image Credit: On White Wall
DEATIL, Biogenic Blooms (2023 - present) Genetically modified yeast on agar in a Petri dish, video instalation, refrigerted presetation case, by Karen Ingram
Biogenic Blooms (2023 - present) Genetically modified yeast on agar in a Petri dish, by Karen Ingram. Image Credit: Katie Gee-Salisbury
Iris 8 Yellow, Biogenetic Blooms: Collaborations with Genetically Modified Yeast (2023), by Karen Ingram. Image Credit: Karen Ingram
YPD Agar Pallete (process) Biogenetic Blooms: Collaborations with Genetically Modified Yeast (2023), Image Credit: Karen Ingram
Biogenic Blooms (2023 - present) Genetically modified yeast on agar in a Petri dish, by Karen Ingram. Image Credit: Karen Ingram
When My Planet Was Born, (2023), Mixed Media on Canvas, 48” x 108”, by Shihori Yamamoto. Image Credit: Shihori Yamamoto
When My Planet Was Born, (2023), Mixed Media on Canvas, 48” x 108”, by Shihori Yamamoto. Image Credit: On White Wall
Image Credit: On White Wall
Embodied Futures & the Ecology of Care invites the viewer to reimagine “care” as a dynamic, flowing force that sustains and nurtures all beings as opposed to being a gift bestowed across a hierarchical power gap.
In a transforming world propelled by exponential advancements in technology and shifting ecological paradigms, the interdisciplinary art presented here serves as a bridge to a future where post-humanist ethics flourish and care becomes a womb-like embodiment woven through the fabric of existence.
This exhibition is a convergence of art, biology, technology, and ethics, which invites us to re-envision our relationship with the living world and ask the fundamental question: How can the concept of care be expanded beyond the human sphere?
The concept of "embodied futures" takes on new dimensions in this context. It speaks to a future where bodies, ecologies, and technologies merge, blurring the lines between self and environment. As we stand on the precipice of a new era, these works urge us to consider how our actions today shape the political and ethical, and ecological landscapes of tomorrow — landscapes in which care, empathy, and reciprocity are currencies that bridge the gaps between species and worlds.
With Special Thanks to Co-Organizers: Clarinda Mac Low & Carolyn Hall of Genspace, Junho Lee & Katherine Plourde of NARS Foundation, and DB Lampman of Makerspace
This exhibition is made possible by the collaborative efforts of Genspace, NARS Foundation, Makerspace, Sunset Park Open Studios BioBAT Inc., SUNY Downstate, the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and the New York Economic Development Corporation.