Jeremy Bolen

In Future Notes for De-Extinct Species, artist Jeremy Bolen presents

a new, immersive exhibition of speculative documentary works that record

our current climate crisis while simultaneously speculating on the optics and

aesthetics of a possible geo-engineered future. Using ongoing efforts to bring

back extinct species such as the passenger pigeon, dodo and wooly mammoth

as a entry point Bolen uses his photo-based images, hybrid objects and sculptures

to envision what these extinct species may encounter in a not to distant future, and

questions the impact and possibilities of trying to bring defunct species

back from the abyss.

in which sulfur particles injected into the stratosphere would combat rising temperatures by

reflecting sunlight away from the Earth’s surface. Mirroring the cooling effects of ash clouds

caused by volcanic eruptions, the procedure could have many unpredictable and unfavorable

consequences including whitening the daytime sky, obscuring our views of the stars and

Great Salt Lake, largely caused by significant population growth and water mismanagement

in Utah. The consequences of this would be severe as the lake is currently sequestering an

array of toxic dust including arsenic.