Night Sky Lifelines: Witnessing Resilience by Studying Darkness
This project investigates Dark Sky sanctuaries in Maine, regions of global ecological significance. These landscapes are among the most intact forested areas on the East Coast, fostering biodiversity, habitat resilience, and a refuge for species adapting to climate shifts. Large-scale lumen prints will be created by exposing silver gelatin paper to moonlight, transforming found forest materials into intimate documents of the landscape’s own illumination. Field recordings taken at each location will form immersive soundscapes, inviting audiences to experience the forests’ depth and presence firsthand. The work will culminate in an exhibition and panel discussion, fostering dialogue on how these resilient landscapes can counterbalance climate anxiety. The project envisions these landscapes as a sanctuary of hope, encapsulating resilience, diversity, and the protective strength of darkness.
Artist bio
Kate Greene received an MFA from Yale School of Art and a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been showcased in exhibitions at venues including the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park; the Worcester Art Museum; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Maine; the Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas at Austin; the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art; the Guatephoto Festival, Guatemala City; Museum Dr888, Drachten, the Netherlands; Bodega Gallery, Philadelphia; Daniel Cooney Gallery, New York; and Eighth Veil, Los Angeles. Greene’s work has been featured in various publications including the New York Times and has been favorably reviewed in the Boston Art Review, the Portland Press Herald, and Art News. She has taught widely, most recently at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Rhode Island School of Design, and the Hartford Art School Photography MFA Program. She currently lives in Rockland, Maine and is represented by Grant Wahlquist Gallery.
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Cover image: Kate Greene, Forest study no. 5 (Freetown-Fall River, Ma), 2023 Archival inkjet print 28 x 36 inches