Terra preta, fertile soil used by Indigenous farmers in the Amazon Basin, symbolizes themes of justice and environmental awareness in the exhibition Black Earth Rising at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Curated by Ekow Eshun, the exhibition connects the climate crisis to issues of colonization, land rights, and social justice. An accompanying anthology, Black Earth Rising: Colonialism and Climate Change in Contemporary Art, showcases works by over 150 artists from the African diaspora, Latin America, and Native American communities. The exhibition includes prominent artists like Cannupa Hanska Luger, who envisions a restorative future through art.
Black Earth Rising illuminates connections between the climate crisis, land, presence, colonization, diasporas, and social and environmental justice through the lens of Indigenous knowledge.
The anthology Black Earth Rising features works by over 150 artists, exploring intersections between slavery, colonialism, and the environmental consequences that impact urban Black and Brown communities.
Hanska Luger's Future Ancestral Technologies project uses science fiction as a medium to envision a post-capitalism future focused on restoring bonds with the earth and community.
The exhibition showcases prominent artists such as Cannupa Hanska Luger, Precious Okoyoman, Wangechi Mutu, and Firelei Báez, highlighting their contributions to contemporary art.
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