Misty Gamble

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My current studio practice sits at the intersection of feminism and environmentalism and looks to the relationship between human animals and non-human animals. I am looking at the overlap of feminist and vegan critical theory that discusses consumptive culture and objectification in language and "the absent referent" in literature. My work is inspired by research from The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J Adams, which has become the classic articulation of the hidden connections between meat eating and patriarchy, and between vegetarianism and feminism. 

In the exhibition, Of Flesh and The Feminine, I explore environmental issues through eco-social engagement that is anchored in community-led development and uses art to draw the community into talking about and acting on social, political, or environmental issues. The work creates an opportunity to support dialogue to bring about social change that goes beyond the exhibition space.