leaf litter exhibit, 2022

Gallery view of large printed collages and aquatic larva sculptures

Exhibition images from “Christy Rupp: Leaf Litter” at the Ildiko Butler Gallery, Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, which was on view January through February 2022.
Read a review of the exhibit.

Large printed collage and lizard sculpture titled Crab Zoa

“Crab Zoa,” 120″ x 252″, 2022

“Newt,” 46 x 20″ x 8”, 2022, welded steel, paper, and charred matches

A depiction of an oily mess of broken pipes under water with small planktonic crabs migrating through. A large Forest Newt made of burnt matches is installed on top to evoke the connection between air and water pollution occurring by the destabilized levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Gallery viewer and Open Veins collage with Quetzal bird sculupture

Gallery viewer looking at large printed collage and sculpture

“Open Veins,” 120″ x 252″, 2022

Shows a team of developers planning to clear the rainforest for extraction and development. Mounted on top is a life-size Quetzal, a nearly extinct species, the national bird of Guatemala, hunted for its plumage.

“Quetzal,” 72″ x 12″ x 9”, welded steel, paper, and credit cards, 2022

A commentary on borrowing from the future at the expense of the present.

Gallery viewer with Open Veins collage and Quetzal bird sculupture

Gallery view of Crab Zoz to right and aquatic plankton on left