Nanaimo Art Gallery: The Art and Science of Sturgeon group exhibit
2013
22” w x 15” h (unframed)
Mixed media collage on 140 lb. arches
$950 CAN (Shipping within Canada, packaging and frame included) International shipping extra.
The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) has evolved and adapted to global climate change and natural disasters for 200 million years. Yet, in less than 150 years, humanity has brought this species close to extinction. This begs the question, how has the fate of this prehistoric fish ended up in human hands? The sturgeon’s ability to adapt has been jeopardized because of its scavenger like feeding behavior, habitat destruction and toxins from farming and industry. The irony of this scenario is that humanity has been evolving for a meager 20 thousand years, and unlike the sturgeon, humans have managed to completely upset the balance of nature.
References:
Gordon Edmondson, Faculty, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Vancouver Island University (Interview, May 2013).
International Centre for Sturgeon Studies, Vancouver Island University www.viu.ca/sturgeon/.
