Thursday, June 8, 2023

6—8 pm
Free Admission

About the Exhibition:

The title of the exhibition— A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, taken from the Bob Dylan song, performed at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963. 

We cannot deny the political and almost prophetic message of the song that is more

than ever applicable today.

And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of a thunder, it roared out a warnin’
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world
Heard one hundred drummers whose hands were a-blazin’
Heard ten thousand whisperin’ and nobody listenin’
Heard one person starve, I heard many people laughin’

The selection of artists for this exhibition is based on scientific research that explores

the possibility of the mass extinction of the living organisms on our planet, and seeks to

investigate the idea of the complete disappearance of every known life form. This notion

becomes more and more relevant as we continue to witness the unstoppable change

due to global warming, pollution, fracking, mass production, wars, and the destruction of

Earth’s vital life sources such as oceans, forests, and animal life.

Artists in this project

are exploring various realms and topics related to ecological disaster, the loss of known

life forms, the progress of AI, issues of global pandemic; and re-examining the possibilities of

survival after ecological catastrophe, all in a singular way that uses science to create art and

art to explain science.

These interdisciplinary approaches provide an important lens onto the innovations made

possible by the intersections between art, technology, biology, philosophy, and history.

Jamestown Art Center is pleased to host 11 artists with diverse cultural, artistic, and

scientific backgrounds.

Lara Pan is an independent curator, writer and researcher based in New York. Her research focuses on the

intersection between art, science, and technology.