Learn from Ecology

Learn From Ecology
Stockyard Institute and Hyde Park Art Center

A delicate balance of soil conditions, lighting, temperature, water, and air are needed to make Earth’s ecosystem thrive. These elements also make up the earth’s biosphere, a surprisingly thin surface layer that extends from 11,000 meters below sea level to 15,000 meters above, where all living matter exists. The artists demonstrate this delicate environment with a globe that, filled with real plants, is itself a living ecological laboratory. The Stockyard Institute is an artist collective that works with residents in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. As a result of this community orientation and collaboration, the group chose a terrarium for their globe to convey their holistic view of the effects of global warming.

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