Endangered Seasons Exhibit a Commentary on Climate Change

Endangered Seasons, an installation art piece of photos of trees on silk panels, is hanging at the Main Line Unitarian Church through June.

According to the artist, Amie Potsic, executive director of the Main Line Art Center, Endangered Seasons is:

a site-specific installation utilizing 200 feet of silk imprinted with imagery from the forest canopy offering an experience of the fragility of our seasonal cycle under pressure from climate change.  Photographing trees through the change of seasons, Potsic has witnessed a dramatic evolution of life and atmosphere. Her imagery speaks to the specificity and depth of the forest environment. The seasonal cycle is a delicate balance of systems in nature highlighting the graceful continuity of life and death.  As human existence and the livelihood of many plant and animal species depend upon reliably moderate climates, life's very survival is at stake without these natural cycles in place. Facing massive deforestation due to industry and global warming itself, the ill-fated future of our forests and seasons is undeniable unless we intervene. To focus attention on climate change, support improved environmental policies, and encourage an appreciation for forests and their fragility, Potsic's work emphasizes the cyclical beauty of seasons and the delicacy of nature.