This exhibition thesis explores work from contemporary artists Andreas Krätschmer, kat estacio, Elysse Cloma, Dale Bazar, RO, and Tania Love, inviting viewers to engage critically with material presence and acts of gathering. The exhibition, To Gather, presents each artist’s practice and artwork as a case study in the research of human-nature relationships during the current critical state of the climate. To “gather” is defined within this thesis as the artistic process of collecting organic or recycled material from local environments and is an act that is deeply rooted in connection, community, and transformation. Material is the messenger for process, expression, and the ephemeral forms of nature. Discussing the work through the lenses of new-materialism and eco-materiality, matter is considered interconnected and has its own agency. These lenses present environmentally conscious methodologies that foreground the impact of material history, speaking through artistic intent and practice as a way to deepen an audience's interaction with artwork and nature. In viewing these works together, the matter speaks for itself, exploring the ways in which material culture passes down knowledge.

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