What can a forest growing in a semi-arid climate teach us about resilience within ourselves? This outdoor exhibition features photographers from all over the world who consider the intricacies of relationships between people, natural environments, and adaptability. The photographic installations dispersed throughout the prairie forest offer viewers a unique art viewing experience.

Curated by Elly Heise and initially inspired by the sustainability research project “Urban Trees” at the Medicine Hat College (see previous year project page), the “Roots & Resilience” exhibition invites audiences to engage with concepts surrounding our connection to the environment. Exhibiting artists include Cameron J Laing, Reza Isapour, Bonnie Portelance, Andrés Felipe Valenzuela Parra, Jake Greenup, Jonathan Onsuwan Johnson, Julya Hajnoczky, and Valerie Durant. 

The diverse perspectives of this exhibit include, but are by no means limited to; sacred trees acting as conduits for supernatural communication, a natural reclamation of unnatural borderlines, and underlying networks of connection that are often overlooked in the everyday hustle and bustle of life.