"For many people, the word metamorphosis brings to mind the idea of a caterpillar in a cocoon, rearranging itself into a magnificent butterfly-a progression both miraculous and eminently natural. Yet a metamorphosis must not necessarily be benign. It is a dramatic transformation, complete and irreversible, and its effects are not always predictable. In classical mythology, metamorphosis was a mixed blessing at best, at worst a form of divine retribution. Metamorphic rocks are produced by heat and pressure so intense that it alters their mineral composition."
"Metamorphosis is not inherently good or bad; it is a significant, if not fundamental, change or transformation that can manifest as internal sublimation or external mutation. This transformation can encompass positive aspects such as maturation and growth, adaptation and renewal, and increasing self-awareness, as well as more challenging experiences like alienation and isolation, rejection and abandonment, or disintegration and decay."
Strange Changes: Concepts of Metamorphosis runs November 7–30 at the 2727 Artist Co-op in Berkeley, California. The exhibition presents works in sculpture, painting, textiles, and collaborative pieces that probe transformation in multiple registers. Metamorphosis appears as natural renewal and maturation, as violent upheaval in social change, as geological alteration from heat and pressure, and as mythic or punitive shifts. The concept includes both physical reconfiguration and psychological or social redefinition, with outcomes that can be adaptive or destructive. The show foregrounds irreversible change, ambiguity of consequences, and the coexistence of creation and dissolution within transformation.
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