See Department of Art & Art History's Professor Carol Sogard's (Art) exhibit, “A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains,” at Salt Lake City Arts Council’s Finch Lane Gallery now through 2/20.
Statement
The discarded remains of our consumption provide evidence of our impact on the natural world. Throughout nature’s decomposition process, these remains exhibit new attributes and evolve alongside found organic natural debris. They take on fresh meaning, confronting us with our discarded leftovers as they decompose and merge with the environment. The subtle message within these images conveys the inorganic attributes of our natural world as it has evolved in the Anthropocene, emphasizing the lasting effects of consumption through an exhibit of the unnatural fossils that will survive long after we are gone.
Biography
Carol Sogard’s work sheds light on the environmental impacts of consumer waste on the natural world. She integrates photographic documentation, weaving, and sewing into the creation of works that are rich and complex in layered details. The artifacts that she creates instill reflection and inspire contemplation on one’s relationship with the natural world and how human behavior dramatically affects it. Her design work and textile artifacts have been honored and published by the AIGA, How Books, Print Magazine, Rockport Publishers, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, and the Royal Geographic Society and have been exhibited in galleries nationally and internationally.