Eroding Wetlands: The Cost of Progress
River of Grasses
2024
relief print and wooden birds on artificial grass
32 ¾ x 24 inches
83.19 x 60.96 cm.
River of Grasses II
2024
relief print and wooden birds on artificial grass
24 ½ x 24 inches
62.23 x 60.96 cm.
Encroachment I
2024
color reduction relief print, graphite, watercolor,
cardboard, and AstroTurf on hand-stained paper
38 ½ x 23 inches
97.79 x 58.42 cm.
Disappearing Pond at Flamingo
2024
color reduction relief print, graphite, watercolor, cardboard, wood,
and AstroTurf on hand-stained paper
38 ½ x 23 inches
97.79 x 58.42 cm.
Over Development, River of Grasses II
2024
relief print, paper, wood, graphite, and AstroTurf on hand-dyed canvas
35 ½ x 33 ½ inches
90.17 x 85.09 cm.
Untitled No. 1
from the Over Development series
2024
relief print, graphite, wood, cardboard,
and AstroTurf on hand-dyed linen
34 ½ x 23 ¼ inches
87.63 x 59.06 cm.
Encroachment II
2024
color reduction relief print, graphite, watercolor,
cardboard, and AstroTurf on hand-stained paper
16 ½ x 28 inches
41.91 x 71.12 cm.
Disappearing Pond at Flamingo II
2024
color reduction relief print, graphite, watercolor, cardboard, wood,
and AstroTurf on hand-stained paper
44 x 25 ½ inches
111.76 x 64.77 cm.
Eroding Wetlands: The Cost of Progress
A solo exhibition by Jennifer Basile
September 6 – 27, 2024
What if the landscapes we cherish became mere memories? Jennifer Basile’s latest exhibition, Eroding Wetlands: The Cost of Progress, confronts this haunting question head-on. After a year marked by four prestigious residencies –including at Studios of Key West, MassMOCA, VCCA Residency, and Hambidge Center for Creative Arts – Basile’s connection to has profoundly deepened. Her new series, inspired by Florida’s endangered parks, reveals the stark beauty of our natural treasures as they teeter on the brink of urbanization.
With each profound exploration of our landscape’s fragility, Basile calls for their protection. Alive with lyricism and imaginative energy, Basile’s works capture the tension between nature and encroaching development. Her layered prints combine vivid skies with intricate wetlands, where Roseate Spoonbills and Wood Storks soar over landscapes increasingly dotted with suburban sprawl—tiny houses intruding on once-pristine environments. As delicate marshland greens clash with the stark lines of human intrusion, each piece invites reflection on the cost of progress.
