2022
“Every year Arch Enemy puts out an open call to artists in an effort to discover new & emerging artists who aren’t already on our radar.
After receiving a wealth of exciting submissions from artists based across the globe, we began the tireless task of selecting our favorite artists to spotlight. This years showcase features 33 artists working in various mediums and styles who we felt appealed to our gallery’s overall aesthetic. We are so excited to present you with our ‘2022 Spotlight Showcase’.
The 2022 SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE exhibition will be on the walls from Friday, March 4th – 27th, 2022.
General public opening both online and on the walls starts at 12pm EST, with extended gallery hours until 8pm EST for anyone in Philadelphia for First Friday.
Masks are always required for any visitors inside, no appointments needed.”
-Arch Enemy Arts
Original artworks, Prototype Planet (2020) & Mountain Snow Planet (2021) will be exhibited online with ARCH ENEMY ARTS in Philadelphia in the US, as part of the 2022 Spotlight Showcase.
I admire many of the artists who are part of this gallery and couldn’t be more excited to be 1 of 33 artists chosen to exhibit out of more than 500 applications!
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Artist Statement
The sci-fi inspired themes of my work often discuss political ecology, our inter-sectional (micro-macro) relationship to outer space to question our learned or accepted ideas of progress that have been destructive to our ecosystems and each other. In most pieces, I depict barren planets without humans, as without a thriving planet Earth, there would be no place to discuss important social issues but without discussing certain social issues, we ignore our echoing neglect towards our planet. It’s intersectional. If we colonize space, we will take our destructive habits with us. The gentler path of living is to realize we are a part of a delicate balance that requires our active participation in retracting our aggressive and often invisible, speciesist influence over our environment. Rather than idealizing it, we can acknowledge the aspect of space exploration’s history that’s rooted in exploitation of people, animals and the planet.
This artwork was made during the South African mid-year winter. It’s inspired by the snow-capped mountains that I luckily could see in the distance from my workspace window when there wasn’t smog. After seriously working through my mom’s Artist’s Way book during a school holiday when I was 15, I dreamed of one day being able to work in a space where I could look up and see a mountain. Perhaps it was the influence of the cover or an intention I wrote down as part of one of the manifestation exercises. I have gratitude for encountering the book because it taught me how to approach art with patience and love.