Title: Environment + Microclimates

Location: Boyer Campbell Building, Detroit, MI

Date: September, 2024

Curators: Sarah Rose Sharp & Lisa Waud

Participating Artists: Jen Barker & 75+ local Detroit artists, see list and more info here

Description: Environment + Microclimates was an immersive art experience showcasing environmental- and fiber-based art. The show was a dynamic and vibrating collaboration between botanical artist Lisa Waud, curator/artist Sarah Rose Sharp, and Fiber Club*, a collective of fiber artists based in the Detroit area, supported by Detroit Design District. Environment + Microclimates was part of Detroit Month of Design, produced by DesignCore Detroit. 

Artwork Info:

Title: Torn Apart, Stitched Together

Medium: Handwritten poems on paper chosen by poets, thread, glass beads

Dimensions: Dimensions variable upon installation

Collaborating Poets: Bootz the Poet, Courtney Matthews, Emily Bush, Sarah Rose Sharp, & Senomneart

Description: My contribution to Environments + Microclimates was to invite local poets to collaborate on an installation and event. Each poet responded to the prompt, “Write about the people or places you consider home.” They then handwrote their poems on paper of their choosing and gave it to me. I cut and pieced the poems into delicate paper quilts that I hung, staggered, in the main area of the Boyer Campbell Building.

Photo credits: Raj Mehta, Sierra Aguilar, & Sydney R. Jordan

Event info:

Title: Evening of Poetry

Location: Boyer Campbell Building, Detroit, MI

Date: September 20, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Collaborators: Mariko Brenner & Abigail Rist

Participating Poets: Simon Albaugh, Bootz the Poet, Jen Barker, Mariko Brenner, Lore Elyse, Christiana Lane, Matthew Landrum, Abigail Rist, & Edie Roberts

Description: Evening of Poetry was a free public event as part of Environments + Microclimates. It was an evening of poetry readings, including poems from Torn Apart, Stitched Together.