The Last Sky: Thermals and Thresholds
- Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 6pm - 8pm Art Reception
- Sat, Dec 14, 2024 - Sat, Jan 25, 2025 9am - 5pm On View
The exhibition occupies both Bay 100 Gallery, and Bay 200 Gallery
Texas Biennial presents Thermals and Thresholds, on view December 14 through January 25 in both Bay 100 and Bay 200 Galleries at the Silos at Sawyer Yards studio building.
Thermals and Thresholds, explores the dynamic forces that shape us, drawing from the phenomena of rising thermals and shifting thresholds to frame reflections on human, ecological, and social interdependence. Texas Biennial artists delve into the invisible currents that connect us—those atmospheric and metaphorical forces that propel change, mark boundaries, and create spaces for transformation.
Thermals, the rising columns of warm air, evoke the delicate balance of nature’s systems, while thresholds suggest moments of transition and tension—between past and future, self and other, destruction and renewal. The works in this exhibition harness these motifs to ponder the fragility of ecosystems, the fluidity of borders, and the fraught relationships that shape how humans treat each other. These tensions reveal cycles of conflict, care, exclusion, and solidarity, highlighting the deep interconnectedness of human experiences.
Through this lens, the exhibition becomes a meditation on interconnectedness and precarity. It invites viewers to consider how human identities and stories are carried, altered, and reshaped by the unseen forces that define our shared environment and interactions. The interplay of thermals and thresholds serves as a metaphor for the fragile equilibrium we inhabit—a world suspended between rising challenges and transformative potential.
Participating Artists: Leticia R. Bajuyo, Roslyn Dupré, Veronica Ibargüengoitia, Alie Jackson, Alejandro Macias, Lovie Olivia, Immanuel Oni, Jerónimo Reyes-Retana, Colleen Maynard & Mark Chen. Tere García, Mateo Gutierrez, Ryan Montgomery, Patrick Renner and Dimitri Staszewski