{"id":22944,"date":"2024-10-11T16:32:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/?p=22944"},"modified":"2024-10-11T16:32:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:32:50","slug":"shawn-smiths-dissonant-data-exhibition-at-wright-gallery-examines-role-of-humans-in-natural-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/news\/2024\/10\/11\/shawn-smiths-dissonant-data-exhibition-at-wright-gallery-examines-role-of-humans-in-natural-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Smith’s ‘Dissonant Data’ Exhibition At Wright Gallery Examines Role of Humans In Natural Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
An exhibition showcasing the work of artist Shawn Smith<\/a> continues through Oct. 24 at Wright Gallery in the Langford Architecture Center, Building A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hosted by the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts<\/a> and the College of Architecture<\/a>, \u201cDissonant Data\u201d includes two and three-dimensional work featuring life-size animals, insects and abstract self-portraits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through this exhibition, the artist explores \u201chow humans use data as a lens for looking at the anthropocene, species loss and habitat destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am hoping that people come away from the show thinking and asking questions about how the human gaze has shaped the natural world,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThinking about what the role is of humans in the contemporary natural landscape, and recognizing that other species are just as important as human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n