Sarah McCormick’s research considers the role of colonial agendas at play in the narrative of our global, ecological crisis. Through methods of social practice, digital transmission, and sculpture, she looks for possible solutions to an objectifying model of approaching ecology—a patriarchal holdover in phenomenological thought.
Her work wrestles with the complex and paternalistic relationship between humans and nonhumans, specifically within the context of land preservation. She examines the act of protection when applied to an entity that may have never given consent and the battles waged over land’s extractive potential.
You can see more of Sarah’s work at http://www.smccormickstudios.com and https://www.instagram.com/smccormicksculpture/?hl=en