This exhibit considers the relationship
between the human and the natural worlds. It explores the many ways artists are thinking about, and responding to, nature, from close observation to narrative and metaphor, from work that looks at the threats of climate change and mass extinction to art that is personal and intimate. Our goal is to showcase a wide range of ideas, media, and emotions, serving to evoke the complex and layered connections between us and our world.
Sachiko Akiyama
Jan Martijn Burger
Sarah Myers Brendt
Stacy Cushner
Melissa Dold
Rick Fox
Michelle Lougee
Patte Loper
​Kayla Mohammadi
Naoe Suziki
Sophy Tuttle
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Collective Disquiet
featuring
Niels Burger
Niels Burger is an artist, activist and educator living in the Boston area. He received his BA in Sociology from Hampshire College and MFA in Painting from Boston University. He has exhibited at Lasell College, Boston City Hall, Suffolk University, the University of New Hampshire, U Mass Dartmouth, Wallspace Gallery, Concord Art Association and the Audubon Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary and Education Center.
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Description of Artwork in Collective Disquiet
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My ink drawings of woods focus on complex natural systems and their relationship to human bodies and m built environments. As I have become increasingly concerned about the climate and ecological crisis I found myself experimenting with red ink. Through this color I am able to explore primal human associations such as blood and fire, infusing the pastoral tradition of landscape drawing with a sense of urgency and panic.
 Red 5ink on paper 15 x 11 inches 2019 |  Red 7ink on paper 15 x 11 inches 2019 |  Red Linesink on paper 30 x 22 inches 2019 |
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