Terry Berlier: Giving up a fantasy is harder than giving up a reality.

March 17 - April 17, 2015
Artists' Reception: First Friday, April 3, 6-8pm
Featuring a special performance with Terry Berlier, Luciano Chessa and Jessie Marino at 7pm
Artists' Talk: Saturday, April 11, 11am

Terry Berlier: Giving up a fantasy is harder than giving up a reality brings together newly commissioned works, including kinetic sculpture and sound installation, to explore the terrain where ecology and queerness meet.

Terry Berlier borrows the title for her exhibition – Giving up a fantasy is harder than giving up a reality – from theorist Timothy Morton's essay Queer Ecology. Morton views ecology and queer theory as ‘strange friends’ that confound boundaries, reject sameness and imagine new ways for life. Berlier uses Morton’s text as a prompt to bring together two key elements in her work: environmental concerns and queer practice.

In Giving up a fantasy is harder than giving up a reality, Berlier adopts a playful childlike sensibility to address larger concerns of our time (e.g. climate change). A symphony of talking toy birds reads an Adrienne Rich poem to the trees; wooden balls trace the new trade route through the once frozen Bering Strait; the live sound of trees drinking water fills the room. It's a sensory mesh of distinct, yet overlapping, works.

Giving up a fantasy is harder than giving up a reality is on view from March 17 to April 17, 2015. An Artists’ Reception will be held on First Friday, April 3, 6-8pm. This event will feature a special performance by Terry Berlier, Luciano Chessa and Jessie Marino at 7pm. An Artists’ Talk will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 11am. Exhibition and events are free to the public.