Welcome to the Misanthropocene (origins of Ecofeminism)
A.L. Steiner
2022
On view at the corner of NE 2nd Ave and 41 St, Miami FL 33137 in the Miami Deisgn District
A collaboration between DACRA, Bas Fisher Invitational, Bridge Initiative,and Otherwild
In the double billboard by Miami-born artist A.L. Steiner in the Design District, a photo-collage projects the term "ecofeminism", coined in 1974 byFrançoise d'Eaubonne in her book Feminism or Death. Analyzing ecological catastrophes from a gender perspective, Ecofeminism delineates an
interconnectedness between exploitation, oppression and the destruction of nature enacted by systemic patriarchy. Steiner’s 'Misanthropocene' relays d’Eaubonne’s + prolific land defenders such
as Grace Lee Boggs Berta Cáceres, Rachel Carson, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Winona LaDuke, Wangari Maathai,Vandana Shiva, Penny Whetton, and so many others’ tireless advocacy and trailblazing work to remediate human-based destruction. Devastatingly, an average of four environmental defenders are murdered weekly worldwide, with the US leading statistically in the devastation of our beautiful planet.
In resisting the ruination of supremacist ideologies that permeate our social systems, Steiner’s billboards ask viewers to take a longer look, in order for the specter to become apparent. Solutions to the multilayered planetary human-made crises we are experiencing (i.e., climate change, climate chaos, global warming, greenhouse effect, etc), reside within the concepts inherent in notions of degrowth.
Upcoming November 2022 programming will include walking tours + planned discussions amongst active participants making resilient efforts on the local scene. Sign up here to receive emails from Waterproof Miami.
