Kathleen Thum, Art Exhibition

Monday, August 28, 2017- September 21, 2017 Multiday event - 25 days

Wilson Hall

Gallery

Kathleen Thum's drawings, paintings, and wall installations investigate the presence of the petroleum infrastructure and the industry’s use of our natural resources.

In 2010, Thum closely watched the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Internet live video streaming of the ocean floor. This image of the pipeline seeping oil clearly presented the earth as an organism suffering from a faulty and altered system. Since the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the tubular structure of the pipeline has become a constant form in her work, using it to evoke and bring attention to the vast and intricate production systems of industrial landscapes. The pipeline form is associated with transportation, processing and refining of multiple fluids and gases, such as oil, natural gas and water. Thum is interested in the ongoing shifting of power between mankind and the earth and presents the intermingling of manufactured man‐made systems and biomorphic configurations. 

Viewing Hours: 8am - 5pm


Details

Category
Arts & Entertainment
department
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Art Art History and Design
Audience
Public, Students, Faculty and Staff, Alumni

Contact

Katie Baldwin 267.818.0206 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Venue

Wilson Hall

301 Sparkman DriveHuntsville, AL 35899

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