An artwork titled "Wax to Wane (of Cicadas)" (No. 3) as a part of 2024 MFA Exhibition by artist Liz Markum, entitled "The Distance Between" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from April 17 to April 20, 2024. "The Distance Between" is a collection of works installed as a temple of cicadas with the culmination of pieces enshrining the cycle of their annual emergence and disappearance.
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An artwork titled "Wax to Wane (of Cicadas)" (No. 3) as a part of 2024 MFA Exhibition by artist Liz Markum, entitled "The Distance Between" in the Cora Stafford Gallery, North, UNT Art Building, 1201 W Mulberry St, Denton, TX from April 17 to April 20, 2024. "The Distance Between" is a collection of works installed as a temple of cicadas with the culmination of pieces enshrining the cycle of their annual emergence and disappearance.
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The Distance Between is a collection of works installed as a temple of cicadas with the culmination of pieces enshrining the cycle of their annual emergence and disappearance. This exhibition utilizes the design elements of a Gothic cathedral to create a theoretical religion based on the cicada’s lifecycle. Cicadas are cast in an array of forms in glass and bronze utilizing the intrinsic qualities of the materials in conjunction with their historical use. This work is a romanticized solution of presenting the environment as a place of worship to create individual dialogues around the care for ecology.