It Is The Same As It Ever Was

a moth 

In the course of two years while we have been planning this exhibition, many things have happened for better and for the worse in our private lives and in the world. We have learned of so many organizations and individuals  that are making a great effort  to discover new territories in art, science, and global policies. Regrettably though, more animals have continued to be slaughtered for no acceptable reason, more rainforest cut down; more rivers and lands compromised by radiation and runoff chemical, and more humans are born and more killed. Is the notion half for nature and half for human an impossible dream? or unnecessary?

Life is linear, but the land, the earth,  nature, the environment, the universe,are all infinite. An unexpected twist happened when we were preparing for this exhibition: We thought of the stages of death quite a lot. " It is the same as it ever was..." (from All is Well by Henry Scott Holland, 1847-1918)

The opening of the Greenbelt Meridian fell on July 18th, the birthday for Maria Gallagher, my mother-in-law, whose life is being taken away by a terrible dementia. Maria hasn't  been able to enjoy the world around her for more than two years. James and Yiren are dedicating this exhibition to her love of life and  her inspiring will to survive.