IMAGINE EARTH'S FUTURE
Ecotopia:
Second ICP Triennial of Photography and Video
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Mary
Mattingly's, The New Mobility of Home
(The Nobility of Mobility), 2004
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Deforestation,
global warming, mass extinction—these are
just a few of the looming environmental crises facing
humans and the earth. What does our future look
like? Will we be able to coexist with nature? In
one of the only exhibits of its kind, Ecotopia:
The Second ICP Triennial of Photography and Video,
over forty contemporary artists from fourteen countries
will present their visions of global environmental
change and the future of earth.
Using
traditional photographs, staged portraits, websites
and inventive videos, Ecotopia explores
the currently changing landscape of earth as well
as the futuristic dreamscape we imagine. One display
lets visitors study the simple tragedy of what has
already happened in places like Oregon, where large
swaths of forests have been clear-cut. Other images
foretell a bleak existence for humans in the future,
where coming generations will have to wear “hazmat”
suits to protect themselves from an increasingly
toxic environment.
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Mitch
Epstein's Amos Coal Power Plant, 2004 |
One
display features a film that follows six tortoises
floating on a log down the Pearl River in southern
China, surrounded on all sides by intense construction
and human activity on the riverbanks. Their precarious
situation reveals the environmental jeopardy that
rapid development has wrought on China’s ecosystems
as it takes its place in the global economy.
Where:
The International Center for Photography, 1133 Ave.
of the Americas at 43rd St., New York, NY 10036.
When: Through Jan. 7, 2007. Tuesday-Thursday
10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday
and Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Closed on Mondays, Thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Admission:
$12 general, $8 for students and seniors, FREE for
museum members and children under 12.
Information:
212-857-0000, www.icp.org.
Images:
© Mary Mattingly, courtesy Robert Mann Gallery,
& © Mitch Epstein/Black River Productions,
Ltd.
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