Existentialist Dread: Trepidation About Mutualism

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Artist: Leisa Rich

Title: Existentialist Dread: Trepidation About Mutualism

Attribution: Existentialist Dread: Trepidation About Mutualism, 2023, Leisa Rich

Year: 2023

Materials: Vintage, reclaimed and new textiles; dyes, acrylic, ribbon, thread

Dimensions: 82” X 88” X 3”

Image Statement: In this tableau, there are two groups of deer. One "belongs" and one perceives "other" as not belonging. In this way, they represent humans, each species having a specific role to play in deciding fate: acceptance ie mutualism, or rejection ie cessation of existence. We all work together and uphold each other, or we die.