Great Is The Earth

Year: 2021
Dimensions: upcycled textiles, branch
Medium: 33x37in

Artist Description of Work:
Great Is The Earth, 2021 Made entirely of upcycled mixed textiles with a branch to hang. Hung with a painted branch with hooks 33 x 37 in One of a kind. Handmade with love. Exhibited at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden in the eponymous solo show from April through June 2020 The work is composed fully of upcycled materials donated by the Miami community and assembled using zero waste and sustainable techniques. The unique colors and forms of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden’s vegetation are integrated into the compositions, emphasizing the artist’s belief that nature is the grand designer of the world. These one-of-a-kind, sustainable fiber works examine intersections of individual and environment, using Walt Whitman’s seminal text, Leaves of Grass, as a guide. Have you reckoned the Earth much? continues Pangea Kali Virga’s career-spanning call for action from viewers to consider their role in the beautiful and delicate process of life on earth.