This zine accompanies the exhibition "Nature, Assembled," curated by Katie Tackman. It features contributions from artists Anita Allyn, Richard Boutwell, Laura Krasnow, Kaitlin Pomerantz, and Emma Ressel, who explore themes of water rights, species loneliness, and humanity's relationship with the natural world.
This zine is a companion to the exhibition "Nature, Assembled," curated by Katie Tackman. It brings together photography, living specimens, geological materials, and museum display to examine how nature is collected, classified, and represented. The publication is intended for audiences interested in contemporary art, environmental themes, and curatorial practice.
The first section features Richard Boutwell, who quotes John Wesley Powell on water rights and conflict over water supply. This sets a tone of environmental concern and historical perspective on natural resource management.
Kaitlin Pomerantz contributes a reflection on water's memory, citing Toni Morrison. Laura Krasnow discusses the human species as biological products of the natural world, emphasizing our reciprocal relationship with all living and non-living components on Earth.
Emma Ressel writes about 'species loneliness,' a term from Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass, describing the estrangement from the rest of Creation. Her piece includes approximate encounters with numerical values.
Anita Allyn's statement explains that the installation considers how our understanding of the natural world is shaped through images, archives, and systems of display, rather than presenting nature as directly experienced. The zine concludes with a section on curatorial inspiration.