The ground perpetually shifts beneath us. The change of seasons freezes and thaws the soil. Roiling magma ruptures Earth’s crust. Life, in its many forms, roots, burrows, and other-wise shapes and textures the surface. In our ever-changing world, humans draw invisible lines called borders and build mountains, fill land, and dam water, and thus lay claim to places, regions, and territories. What does it mean to find our place on Earth, in Pittsburgh, or on the grounds now occupied by Carnegie Museum of Art?
Where Do We Stand? is on view in Scaife Gallery 17.