September 19 - October 24, 2026

Opening: September 19, 5-7 pm, with remarks by the artists at 5:30 pm.

Artist Statement

The earthly matter(s) of life have long been thought of as a distant second to spiritual matters, even their antithesis. On the other hand, theologian Thomas Berry called himself a geologian because he understood that our connection to Earth is as spiritually immanent as it is materially intimate, every molecule abiding. He believed that our future relies on realizing, “that the universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects,” a re-orientation of our basic relationships (1). 

Insects buzz, grass grows, the ground shakes restlessly, and the days are too hot. Incremental layers fold and everything reflects. As a communion of subjects on a singular Earth-speck we matter to each other, like it or not.  In this former Lutheran meeting house turned lumber barn and now art space, maybe there is sanctuary of sorts, where we can feel strange feelings and think long thoughts together.

-A.S.Y., September 2026

(1) Thomas Berry, Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community, edited by Mary Evelyn Tucker (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2006), 17.