April 5 – May 11, 2025
With concern for climate change and love for the Earth, Gallery Artist Jizell Albright presents a series of drawings on paper, representations that are neither realistic nor abstract. Her theme is our fragile and very-thin biosphere, and how quickly it is changing. She began these pieces with an almost ritualistic act of grounding—placing water-soaked paper on rough ground and creating pastel rubbings. Then, imaginatively spanning the biosphere, she drew aerial views of Earth from 250 feet above, referencing photos from the International Space Station, and also remembering views of Earth from her plane flights as a child. The title comes from “The Overview Effect”, Frank White’s book exploring how early photos from space woke us up to a simple fact: that this is all we’ve got.
Albright writes: The drawings explore the interaction and connection of Earth, our biosphere, and our human culture. They are my way of exploring the power, the beauty and the frailty of the place we call home. I wanted to capture a place on earth, a moment in time.
