Ohan Breiding's exhibition "Belly of a Glacier" at Mass MoCA features an experimental film and photos of Switzerland's Rhône Glacier, facing premature melting due to climate change. In collaboration with WCMA, it showcases the glacier's life on its surface and its unseen icy belly, addressing the climate emergency poignantly. The show emerges at a critical moment, with scientific projections revealing ongoing global temperature rises despite climate goals. Breiding, a trans-feminist artist, portrays the glacier as a 'dying patient,' connecting historical memory with ecological urgency, aiming for an intimate engagement with viewers.
"None of us was prepared for what it would feel like to open this show in this exact moment with what we're facing in climate disasters across the world," says Lisa Dorin, the WCMA's deputy director and curatorial partner.
"Putting all these images together, we are all able to see something that feels quite monumental, but I'm hoping, at the same time, very intimate," Breiding says.
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