Group Exhibition 'The Earth has Shifted' Explores Planetary Disruption
Canvas Gallery is currently showcasing a collective exhibition titled 'The Earth has Shifted,' featuring nine artists who explore the theme of an imbalanced planet. This exhibition takes inspiration from a 2023 article by Raymond Zhong in the New York Times, which discussed how groundwater extraction is affecting the Earth's rotational axis. It also references Marguerite Duras's 1960 screenplay for Alain Resnais, which delves into the difficulty of articulating the inexpressible. The lineup includes artists like Marlon de Azambuja, Fadia Haddad, and Hussein Nassereddine, who is exhibiting 'River Papers' (2023), made from carbon paper. For further details, check out the Canvas Gallery website.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'The Earth has Shifted' at Canvas Gallery
- Features nine artists: Marlon de Azambuja, Fadia Haddad, Mohammad Ghazali, Hussein Nassereddine, Neda Razavipour, Hessam Samavatian, Azzedine Saleck, Baktash Sarang, Nil Yalter
- Inspired by Raymond Zhong's New York Times article on Earth's axis shift due to groundwater extraction
- References Marguerite Duras's 1960 screenplay for Alain Resnais about Hiroshima
- Hussein Nassereddine's 'River Papers' (2023) is made of carbon paper, 210 x 100 cm
- Exhibition explores how experiences or ruptures leave traces in the environment and psyche
- Geophysicists measured a change in Earth's rotational axis in the past year
- Groundwater pumping for household and agricultural use altered Earth's mass distribution
Entities
Artists
- Marlon de Azambuja
- Fadia Haddad
- Mohammad Ghazali
- Hussein Nassereddine
- Neda Razavipour
- Hessam Samavatian
- Azzedine Saleck
- Baktash Sarang
- Nil Yalter
- Marguerite Duras
- Alain Resnais
- Raymond Zhong
Institutions
- Canvas Gallery
- Ab-Anbar
- The New York Times
Locations
- Hiroshima
- Nagasaki