Metamorphilia: Open Studio and Art Talk

Metamorphilia is a conceptual framework that embraces change. Hybridizing scientific research and creative process, Nina Elder imagines a future where planetary dynamics act as scores for human behavior and we become adept in the flux between life and death, grief and joy, creativity and mourning. Inspired by the story of biologic extinctions and resilience compressed into Boise’s metamorphic rock, Metamorphilia investigates personal and environmental potentiality. 

During her residency, Nina asked the land how we can learn from cycles of fracture and transformation. Erosion was her teacher. Granite revealed what endures after disintegration. Explored and expressed through performance, drawing, and writing, Metamorphilia invigorates the mind and body towards the future, imagines a planet that is dynamic and beyond human control, yet fosters deep connection and stewardship. As Nina works towards the culmination of this project, she will share both collections and creations from her residency: photos, videos, sculptural props and pseudo-scientific tools.