The New Miasma, or what to do with all this bad air? is an online exhibition by students in CROS-2003 Materials and the Anthropocene. Visit the exhibition at https://ocadu.libguides.com/the_New_Miasma.
"The works in this exhibition consider the climate crisis through the lens of our current global pandemic, attempting to grasp and grapple with all this bad air. Learning how to breathe in this 21st century miasma requires focus, conviction, and an ability to discern truths behind the fog. The diversity of material and conceptual approaches presented here reflect the diversity of this course: many of us are currently practicing from different parts of the world and from a variety of professional and academic backgrounds. What we share is concern about our collective well-being and futures.
In our networked togetherness, we have tried to think dialectically between our hyper localized isolation, and the inconceivable globality of the pandemic. The Covid-19 crisis has reminded us of the porosity of our systems and our own bodies—a transmissibility that can only be visualized “in times like these.” How might this manifestation of our immanent interconnectedness (in spite of social isolation) help us to reconsider the collective crises we find ourselves in? When the ethereal mist of the miasma dissipates, what will remain, what will we hold on to, what will be forgotten?"
- Emily Cadotte, Tutorial Lead and Curator
Artists:
Katrina Belen Alcantara, Uzo Alexander, Julia Both Marchizio, Gustav Bulzgis, Alexandra Calder Karagianis, Olivia Cerda, Lauren D'Ambrosio, Sean Davidson, Geann Gabrielle Gamboa, Violet Haase, Alex La Grotta, Jenn Lanoue, Francine Larsen, Katie Lin, Keigo Maekawa, Victor Hugo Marin, Emma Martin, Mya Nunnaro, Olivia Pare, Kennedy Parham, Aoife Ryan, Martin So, Sar Wagman, Emily Withers, River Woelfle, Erica Young
Tutorial Lead/Curator: Emily Cadotte
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Angie Ma
Web Designer: Marta Chudolinska
A special thank you to Dr. Pam Patterson for her guidance, dedication and vision which shaped Materials and The Anthropocene and our online exhibition. Thank you, intrepid students, for your work: for your adaptability, empathy, creativity, and willingness to engage with course materials through our online community.
Image credits: Sar Wagman, CONNECTION, 2020, film still, 1:34 min. COURTESY OF THE ARTIST