Roots will take place at Granja Paraiso, a small herbal garden, farm and chicken coop where artist and curator Katiushka Melo Green resides, located in Germantown, NY.

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ROOTS

The exhibition, Roots, will feature more than 20 artists from around the world working in different mediums including on-site installation and performance art. The most essential meaning of the word Roots is the basic cause, source, or origin of something. Roots can evoke a wide array of feelings: a primal connection, belonging to a family, and also life and nature. It evokes deep attachment. We invited artists from diverse cultural backgrounds to present a work that questions their personal interpretation of Roots. We spotlight a few local artists, as well, who have, themselves, made their own recent migration from the city and explore their place within their new community and natural setting.

Roots is inspired by the story of a friend from a Mexican indigenous tribe: from generation to generation, a seed is inherited and planted. Within the growth of the forest you can see her literal ancestral roots, the passing of time is seen in each ring of the tree. 

Participating Artists: AES+F, Sama Alshaibi, Laurel Atwell, Maarten Baas, Bayo Alvaro, Antonio Bokel, Miguel Cardenas, Patricia Domingez, Ryan Frank, Christy Gast, Stanton Jones, Cy Melina-Kai Lauz, Mariangela Lopez, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Alexandra Mabes, Yeni Mao, Katiushka Melo Green, Mor Mendel, Madeleine Roger Lacan, Veronica Santiago Moniello, Sebastian Silva, Caroll Taveras, Van der Kritz, Nick Van Woert, Audra Wolowiec