- Christina Pettersson
- Fury of the Swamp Alligator, 2017
- Graphite and ContΓ© on Paper
- 30 x 30 in
- Inv: 2015.05.01
Years from now, when Florida's marshy Everglades are buried under liters of salt and sea, Christina Pettersson's work will be its haunting tombstone. Conflating Florida's sordid history with future visions of a paradise lost, her work embodies the mythical and outlandish character that has earned Florida its weird reputation. Lawless frontiers, ancient burial grounds, poisonous vermin, and ghostly figures appear in her work as both homage and warning. Memorializing the spirit of Florida, Pettersson's work isn't meant to be hopeful; it's meant as a call to the dead.