ALTERED ENVIRONMENTS from Pyramid Atlantic

On View: October 15–November 13, 2022 ALTERED ENVIRONMENTS shares colorful and sumptuous prints, cut paper pieces, and installations addressing the issues of marine bio invaders. Works by North Carolina-based artist April Flanders are at the center of this exhibition, flanked by a print port... more

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Filter at Pyramid Atlantic

Filter by April Flanders Image: A different installation of Filter, varied in size and shape.

April Flanders
Filter, 2019
monotype, screenprint, laser cut paper

This installation addresses two aquatic invasive species; zebra and quagga mussels, which have invaded the Great Lakes and are moving inexorably across North American freshwaters. These colonizing filter feeders disrupt the food web, damaging fisheries and creating unhealthy algal blooms. This piece reflects the fragility of this once abundant ecosystem by contrasting the delicate nature of plankton and native algae with the vigorous life cycle of these prolific mussels.