New art exhibition examines humanity's ecological footprint
A public art exhibition examining the impact of humanity on the natural world is currently on display at the University of Western Sydney’s Penrith campus.
The Ecology of Human Nature exhibition examines our relationship with the environment and each other through a series of evocative works which draw attention to humanity’s heavy ecological footprint.
UWS Art Curator Monica McMahon says the exhibition will challenge viewers to question their views of modern society.
“The exhibition questions are we better off as a society, now that we have become professional consumers, driving economic growth endlessly ahead of us,” says Ms McMahon.
“These artists’ stance is in direct opposition to the current media mantra, that the real bottom line must be the market place, free trade and the global economy.”
The Ecology of Human Nature exhibition features five former UWS students, Ida Jaraos and Marco Grilli, David A Stephenson, Tamarah Qulech Niccol and Michael Niccol.
Mr Niccol says he used his work to examine how the global financial system relies on the prevailing ‘mood’ of investors.
“Growth and prosperity depends on the management of a sociological ‘mood’, which is easily built upon falsehoods and the distortion of the truth,” he says.
“My works endeavour to explore that truth, which in itself is only a matter of interpretation and is easily manipulated.”
The exhibition is open to the public on weekdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm at UWS Penrith Campus, Werrington North, Building AD.
Ends
8 February 2012
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