From single-use ground containers to second-hand boxes and reused clocks, Stephanie Kilgast (previously) invents unique habitats for a wide variety of creatures. Fungi take root along the sides of a green bottle, while a beetle crawls over the cap in “Weevil Wander,” for example, and a violet owl perches on the top of a pair of binoculars.
Kilgast’s solo exhibition, WONDERFUL LEGACY bee Archenemy artcontinues the artist’s interest in highlighting the human impact on the environment and the increasingly dire consequences of the climate crisis. Instead of focusing on the dark reality, she takes an optimistic view of nature’s resilience.
“My work touches on very contrasting emotions: the joy of color and natural beauty, but also the sadness and despair about where we are going,” says Kilgast. She hopes to help us question mass consumerism and the resulting clutter that continues to threaten fragile ecosystems worldwide, adding: “The world is beautiful. It’s worth fighting for.”
WONDERFUL LEGACY runs through October 27 in Philadelphia. Find more information about the artist website And Instagram.
