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Paradox of Rice

An empty bowl is hunger, as experienced by victims of drought or famine. while these bowls are empty, reflecting predictions of shortages and hunger. Concurrently, they are full, ghosted images of rice implying hope for the stabilization of a future food supply.

Nature in the Balance: artists interpreting climate change 

Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA July 6 – September 22, 2013 .

In this exhibit, artists submitted works  in answer to one of these questions... What is happening to the Earth? Why is it happening? What are your visions of the future? How can people make a difference? Paradox of Rice was both a perspective on the consequences of what is happening, as much as a nod to how empathy and awareness is the first step in making a difference. 

This vessel belong to a series of cyanotype vessels and a body of work about subsistence farmers and climate change which were created in response to the state of vulnerability of the world food supply as it contends with extreme weather and impacted ecosystems that harm crops and threaten livelihoods. This is a shared predicament. Not only as empathetic beings, but also as contributors to climate warming, we can no longer ignore the impact our lives have on the food supply of subsistence farming populations
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