New Exhibits Spotlight Environmental Devastation and Innovation
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April 25, 2021
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bright sky hangs above the vibrant greenery of the grounds surrounding the House of Sweden in Washington DC. Spring shows its presence here, clearly identifying an emergence of life in the area. However, once you enter the building s doors and descend to Helene Schmitz’s Dreamland exhibit, the mood changes to one of solemn ambience. Dreamland includes twelve photographs in two series focused on human-induced changes in bedrock and forests in Sweden. Schmitz refers to these photographic exposés as “a meditation on man’s relation to nature a global, highly industrialized and automated transformation of landscapes.” While ironically called Dreamland, this exhibit conveys the appalling reality of environmental and ecological deterioration.
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