July 18 - September 6, 2015, Hardesty Arts Center, Tulsa, OK
The concept of a greenbelt – retaining an undeveloped or “wild” border of land surrounding a portion of urban space – was once used in the construction of ancient cities; it has also been incorporated into conservation efforts worldwide to form continuous paths uniting migration routes for endangered species, as well as appearing within environments in an attempt to halt desertification. The “Greenbelt Meridian” project is an imagined continuous strip of land parceled by local Tulsa artists James and Yiren Gallagher to actualize a physical collage of greenery, enclosure, and animated nature in and around the Hardest Arts Center. The artists plan to create a 200 ft. by ten ft. longitudinal meridian corridor passing through the gallery space, guiding an exploratory visual examination of environmental connectivity. The project will also bring to question the short-lived reality of land use due to the human tendency to continuously barricade, divide, and alter natural forms through structural development.
The concept of a greenbelt – retaining an undeveloped or “wild” border of land surrounding a portion of urban space – was once used in the construction of ancient cities; it has also been incorporated into conservation efforts worldwide to form continuous paths uniting migration routes for endangered species, as well as appearing within environments in an attempt to halt desertification. The “Greenbelt Meridian” project is an imagined continuous strip of land parceled by local Tulsa artists James and Yiren Gallagher to actualize a physical collage of greenery, enclosure, and animated nature in and around the Hardest Arts Center. The artists plan to create a 200 ft. by ten ft. longitudinal meridian corridor passing through the gallery space, guiding an exploratory visual examination of environmental connectivity. The project will also bring to question the short-lived reality of land use due to the human tendency to continuously barricade, divide, and alter natural forms through structural development.
100th Meridian, OK and TX border, vintage map from the Cavallini archives.
