S. Gayle Stevens'
Disappearance
Thursday, March 24 at 6 PM to 9 PM
at Payless Insulation (across from JC Park)
Free Parking: 1331 Seamist Dr. Houston, TX 77098
Catherine Couturier Gallery invites you to attend the FotoFest reception of “Disappearance” by S. Gayle Stevens at the Payless Insulation. The opening reception takes place on March 24 from 6 PM to 9 PM and will continue to be open to the public until April 27.
Stevens’ series uses wet plate collodion tintypes to create a photogram of a hundred two inch by two inch bees emphasizing the environmental issue of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). CCD, which has been affecting hives since 2005, is devastating the pollinators. The causes are numerous including habitat loss, mites, and pesticides. 100% of the commercial almond crop in the U.S. are grown in California. The almonds are pollinated by mobile beehives, as are many crops. The loss of hives drives up the cost of pollination; this loss will have a decimating effect on our economy and our food supply.
Stevens states “My intention is two-fold; by purchasing a tintype of an individual bee—which is priced inexpensively —anyone can actively participate in Disappearance, (by making the bees disappear during the course of the exhibition) bringing awareness to the problem, and also broadening the collector base for original art.”