Summary
It's impossible to ignore Ethan Bond-Watts' oversized mobile, "Solaneme," on the first floor. At the center of the 18-foot-wide and 9-foot-high construction dangle 70 hand-blown glass pieces - elongated swoops and amorphous blobs - in complementary hues of orange and blue. Overhead and circling this "vortex" are four bent-wood "blades" ending in curvy, molded-linen "paddles." These turn steadily, put into motion by a nearby fan, which in turn is powered by nonsustainable electricity. "Solaneme" is impressive in scale and execution, but it's hard- to grasp Bond-Watts' lofty concept without listening to the audio guide.
For all its ambitious breadth, with artworks on four floors of Burlington's Firehouse Gallery and sites beyond, "Human = Landscape" finds its strength in individual artworks of particular resonance. That's because, as a whole, the exhibit does not fully answer the questions it poses: "How might an energy-sustainable, rural landscape of the future look? "What defines a landscape as 'beautiful' or 'ugly'? How have notions of natural beauty changed over time?"See the full content of this document
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Living On Earth, Part 2
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"Human = Landscape: Aesthetics of a Carbon Constrained Future," a group show in various media, part of the Energy Project. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington. Through October 24.ARTWORK"Dome Home" by Christopher MirFor all its ambitious breadth, with artworks on fo...See the full content of this document
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