Museum Hosts Multimedia ‘WILDLAND’

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art features the multimedia creations of Ethan Turpin, whose works are grounded in the natural cycles of wildfire, devastation, and recovery and regrowth from January 9 – March 22. The public is invited to a free opening reception of WILDLAND: Ethan Turpin’s Collaborations on Fire and Water on Thursday, January 9, 4-6 pm at the museum.

“Turpin brings artists, scientists, and educators together to create powerful experiences that broaden perspectives and deepen awareness of underlying natural forces where we live in Southern California,” says Judy L. Larson, Askew professor of art history and museum director. 

His personal artistic practice has explored ways of perceiving climate change, leading to 10 years of collaborations and the founding of the Burn Cycle Project, which focuses on the complex relationships between fire, water and ourselves. 

“WILDLAND will engage with the paradoxical entanglements of beauty and risk present in the exhibit’s location, the Westmont College campus,” Larson says. “Using a wide range of immersive and participatory media, Turpin and his collaborators will share modes of orientation toward wonder and resilience within a mighty landscape.”

The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm and 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays. It’s closed Sundays and college holidays. For more information, please visit westmont.edu/museum or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.