rebecca solnit as eve said to the serpent

This foundational metaphor has never sat right with me, and Solnit problematises it as a highly gendered metaphor: a move from womblike irrationalism, upward to male empiricism and separation from the earth. As Eve Said to the Serpent (2003) is a collection of essays and three have proven especially useful in developing – and challenging – my thinking.Īt its core, Elements of a New Landscape is a critique of Plato’s cave which proposes alternatives. It’s been great discovering that same voice applied to visual arts – the roots of her critical engagement – and photography I’ve discussed elsewhere her excellent collaboration with Klett and Wolfe, Drowned River (2018). Influenced by the writings of Edward Abbey and As Eve Said to the Serpent: On Landscape, Gender, and Art by Rebecca Solnit.I’ve been a fan of Rebecca Solnit since reading Wanderlust (2014) a few years back and find her an uncompromising but compassionate and balanced voice on social media. They share time with one another and engage in 1:1 performer/audience experiences, reflect on intimacy and distance in the desert landscape, and participate in an ambulatory performance indistinguishable from the magnificence of the setting in it takes place.

The In-Between was designed for spectators to walk as a group, encountering different characters and moments along their path. Once there, visitors are rewarded with breathtaking beauty and sweeping landscapes. The land is remote-a field station in southeastern Utah, managed by the University of Utah. One must intentionally go to this isolated floodplain on the Colorado Plateau. Medusa invites each of them into her chamber. Along the way, they encounter the denizens of the desert: Echo, Narcissus, the Grey Woman, Turkey, and the Warbler. In this site-specific performance, spectators are led down a long dirt road through the remote desert. Don’t lose track of where you are.” This is the invitation from the Warbler to the other canyon inhabitants and the audience. Rio Mesa Center, Southeastern Utah desert, September 2015 & May 2016 Produced by Julie Rada and Grapefruit Lab

Stage Direction, Script/Concept, Costume Design, Properties, Performance with significant writing & editing by Miriam Suzanne and the ensemble

Rebecca solnit as eve said to the serpent