OPENING RECEPTION June 5th 5pm to 8pm
Exhibition statement -
Chloroplasts and Climate: Transformations in the Anthropogenic World, explores a world that goes unnoticed, undervalued, or overlooked . Stemming from a lens of environmental activism and education, I aim to explore and foreground issues of our current climate crisis, the concept of the anthropocene, and my captivation with the world of biology and microorganisms.
Through slow, intentional fiber processes—stitching, weaving, layering and dyeing—I explore how human impacts on nature can carry vast emotional weight, creating multidimensional narratives that reflect the complex relationships between humanity and the natural world.
Integrating metal, bioarts, and reused materials, my work blends the tactile and the conceptual, driving the conversation about environmental justice and awareness within the anthropogenic climate—evolving into both records and reinterpretations of my outdoor encounters, mainstream media reports of the global crisis, and the world under my microscope. Evidently blurring boundaries between the organic and the crafted, this work asks us to reconsider what we value, what we overlook, and how deeply we are intertwined with the environments that sustain us.
Haven Overton is a Chicago-based artist working at the intersection of textiles, sculpture, and bio-arts. Their practice investigates the unnoticed and undervalued, utilizing a lens of environmental activism to address the climate crisis and the Anthropocene. Captivated by microbiology, Overton's work bridges the gap between scientific inquiry and material studies.
Currently a BFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Overton was a 2025 recipient of the Dean's List of Outstanding Sophomores award. Their work has been exhibited across Chicago and Colorado, with notable features at the Bridgeport Art Center, Woman Made Gallery, BMOCA, and Arts to Hearts Project magazine.
