Art & Activism

Maternal Mitochondria will have a piece in the show “Art & Activism” with Axle Contemporary in Santa Fe.

OPENING: in Railyard Shade Structure by Farmers Market, Santa Fe, NM July 5 5pm-7pm. Exhibition continues through August 18.

Responding to the prompt “Rage,” Maternal Mitochondria took posts and tweets from the internet which inspired a pure and visceral rage in the artists. These quotes have been rearranged and placed in the context of female personifications of death. The three incarnations aren’t exactly vengeful Furies, but are related. Visually they are threatening, and even protective. They are also a reminder about how no life is exempt from death, not even patriarchal or woman-hating dominance can supersede death. It is the great leveler of humanity. Taken in context with the text, Mictecacihuatl, Santa Muerte, and Death in Her Cart seem to express rage but also the power of nature, which is often identified as female. 
 
From left to right: Mictecacihuatl, Aztecan Goddess of the dead, Santa Muerte in Mexico, and Death in Her Cart from New Mexico (both are considered to be depictions of Doña Sebastiana).
 
 
 
 

Hephaestus’s Workshop

These two pieces will be shown at the Santa Fe Public Library, Main branch, from May-June. It’s an all ages show based on their reading selections this year (“Circe” by Madeline Miller), and the themes include Greek Mythology and Female Empowerment.

“Hephaestus in Her Workshop”

“Hephaestus Triumphant”

Archival pigment inkjet prints

By Maternal Mitochondria

Land Art Presentation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-narratives-online-photo-talk-tickets-715446930027?aff=oddtdtcreator

Land Narratives Study Group – an online presentation

From burning hillsides in northern California to ancient rainforests on the west coast of Scotland, from solitary nature worship to community celebration and childhood imagination, flowing rivers to ancient pathways – join us to hear from a group of international photographic artists from the Land Narratives Study Group who will present their current works in a one-off online talk.

Hosted by Land Art Agency and Collective, following a six month online study group facilitated by award-winning photographer Hanna-Katrina Jedrosz, this online event is the culmination of the work proposed and realised by the participating artists.

18:00-20:00 (BST)

Monday 18th September 2023

Tickets: free but booking essential.