Flourish: A National Juried Exhibition Featuring Floral and Botanical Artworks
- March 19, 2022 - April 16, 2022
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On Site Exhibition
Potyvirus: Tulip-Breaking Token
- Photography
- 20 x 16 in
- NFS
- Jessica Larva
Artist Statement: In the early 17th century stunning new tulips emerged on the market sparking a “tulipomania” that spread through Holland and beyond. The mania drove the cost of bulbs to unimaginable heights, but tulip trading and speculation proved to be an economic bubble that led to a precipitous crash. Unbeknownst to the traders betting their fortunes, the color patterns on the most prized cultivars was the result of a virus and would eventually destroy the tulip host. These works are from a series reimagining tulipomania as a digital age cautionary tale.