Between Starshine and Clay
On display in the South Gallery
October 3 - October 28, 2023
Artist Statement
Between Starshine and Clay celebrates the remarkable qualities of bats and their unique place in our daily lives and imagination. Visual artist Kerry Hirth uses both music and color to create vibrant drawings that promote a deepening understanding of the value of bats. Weaving the myth and magic of bats into the patterns produced by the instruments we use to track, hear, and see bats, her drawings explore the unfolding mystery of their place in nature, as new and astonishing facts about bats continually surface. They also probe how our connection with bats reveals qualities of our own nature, challenging our dominion over their lives.
Artist Bio
Kerry Hirth is a local artist and member of CAL. Her series of drawings on bats was exhibited at Mammoth Cave National Park to deepen awareness of bat extinction. She shows her work nationally and internationally, and she collaborates with musicians, including live demonstrations, music composition, and programs about the relationship between music, color, and our life experiences. Her work has been shaped by her unique academic background in music performance and philosophy. She creates private, public, and corporate commissioned artworks, including a permanent installation in the atrium of the Bond Life Sciences Center at MU. Learn more about her work and activities on her artist website www.kerryhirth.com.
