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SUMMARY:Susan Murrell: Future Islands
LOCATION:Fairbanks Hall Fairbanks Gallery\, 220 SW 26th Street\, Corvallis
 \, OR 97331
DESCRIPTION:On view from Sept. 23 - Dec. 4\n\nArtist talk: Oct. 29 at 4 p.
 m.\n\nThe Overview Effect is a phenomenon that many astronauts experience
  when looking back at earth on their first mission. Struck by the fragili
 ty and paper-thin atmosphere of this planet hanging in the vastness of sp
 ace\, they are overwhelmed by an obvious and imperative need to protect i
 t. As an artist\, I am encouraged that an essentially aesthetic experienc
 e\, a shift in perspective\, becomes a profound\, life-changing environme
 ntal awakening. As awe-inspiring as our journey with technology might be\
 , however\, exploitation and greed often hijack the ride and we are left 
 with a cascade of negative consequences. I wonder: can we disentangle ing
 enuity from hubris?\n\nAn island is often a metaphor for isolation\; curr
 ently it is a bellwether for a changing world. I am interested in our pro
 clivity to be co-creators of the landscape as we assign value to material
 s\, delineate\, harvest\, excavate\, and build. I am inspired by how the 
 prevalent philosophies and priorities of our time sculpt the physical env
 ironment and how this place is more porous\, interconnected\, and transit
 ory than we often realize. The landscape holds an archive of human values
  and pursuits. It is evidence of what we have prized and what we have dis
 carded\, reflecting our history and informing how we live. I work with a 
 personal and intuitive vocabulary to explore this connection and transfor
 mation\, using abstraction to reflect the limits of human perception and 
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