Proceeds from the exhibition will benefit PETA, whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way,” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview.įor more details about the exhibit, please visit.
Turner has a long history of animal protection advocacy, including organizing children’s art exhibitions to benefit the rehabilitation of chimpanzees once held at the White Sands Research Center and lending support to a proposed-and ultimately successful-statewide ban on cockfighting. “These death rattles symbolize the importance of letting harmful practices die out so we can allow the remaining life on our planet to recover and thrive.” That has not stopped us from destroying their habitats with clearcutting and poison, filling the oceans with plastic and garbage, and sentencing our fellow beings to enormous suffering in steel traps, the food industry, laboratories, rodeos, circuses, and more,” says Turner. “My admiration for New Mexican culture and exposure to the animals in the land of endless sky affirmed my understanding that animals are a crucial part of every ecosystem on Earth. The exhibit, curated by PETA, reinforces the notion that all beings, regardless of species, have the right to live free from exploitation. – Local artist and founder of the beloved but now-closed Oz School in Santa Fe, Karen Turner, has created “ Death Rattles,” a collection of 100 animal-themed pieces inspired by the transformative nature of the rattle in indigenous cultures, and they’re on exhibit now through August 15 at the prestigious Ivy Brown Gallery in New York City.
#Endless sky death benefits series#
Tijeras Resident Karen Turner's PETA-Curated Exhibition Evokes Recognition of the Value of Animal Life 2 Endless Sky improves upon the Escape Velocity series it was inspired by and modeled after by adding a banking/financial system, complete with loans/mortgages, interest rates, a credit score mechanic, and even death benefits (you pay relatives of the deceased when a crew member dies).
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