On display in the Stone Tower Gallery, Jackie Hoysted presents Symbiotica, an interactive installation exploring the relationship between humans and nature.
The Stone Tower Gallery presents Symbiotica, a solo exhibition of work by artist Jackie Hoysted. In this interactive art installation Hoysted invites the public to contemplate the concept of symbiosis and mutually beneficial relationships as well as how we as humans need to cooperate in order to become better co-inhabitants of the planet.
Symbiotica is a cyborg sculpture garden that lights up in unison to the heartbeats of participants when they place their fingers on connected pulse-sensors. The garden comprises a network of fiber optic lights representing the extensive network mycelium forms underground, and the flowers represent the fruiting body of fungi i.e. the mushroom. The flowers are a composition of bio-material grown and cast from mycelium, discarded single use plastics, concrete, and LEDs.
Free Admission
2022/02/26 - 2022/03/27
Additional time info:
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 26, 2022, 4pm-6pm
Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812
Ample free parking in a large lot off of Oxford Road (off of MacArthur Blvd.)