As humankind is ever more able to manipulate Nature, our part in the chain of existence becomes more uncertain. For ten thousand years, since primordial people first domesticated wild animals and tilled the land, we have been shaping Nature, but the terms have altered dramatically in current times. With the innovations of modern science, global environmental crises, and the contemporary tactics of warfare, our impact on the Nature has never been larger. From the production of food without seeds to the recent parthenogenetically created mouse, the potential for human intervention in the “natural order” of things is staggering.

Ultimately we are of Nature, and therefore feel its injuries and potency. These pieces also speak to the mystery of life and ancient relationships to plants and animals. These “others” signify, too, our tension with that which is elemental within us. This theme of a twisted natural order is very palpable in the zeitgeist now. Artists can be seen as mediums picking up signals and translating them into words, imagery, sound, and movement – and this is such a case. These are not didactic pieces with a political message, but works of art that pose questions – for which there may be no answers.