The popular event returns in November with an outdoor sculptural installation and performance by Cristopher Cichocki, immersive programming and free Family Festival
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The Laguna Art Museum is gearing up for its 11th annual Art & Nature, a yearly immersive exhibit into the symbiotic relationship between art and the natural world.
The Art & Nature initiative addresses the environmental situation through a creative and unique lens – the artist’s perspective.
Starting Nov. 2, the event will combine art, science and nature on a grand scale. Art & Nature is the museum’s largest public program of the year. It brings together thousands of participants to encourage a love of nature, raise environmental awareness and discover cross-sections between science and the arts.
At the heart of Art & Nature 2023 is Cristopher Cichocki, the visionary artist whose outdoor installation, Rising Inversion, will debut at Laguna’s Main Beach from Nov. 2 to 5.
The outdoor installation harnesses oceanic and planetary elements, engaging in direct dialogue with the surrounding natural landscape of Laguna Beach. From dawn to dusk, this transformative installation morphs from a sprawling arc of sand and barnacles into a luminescent orb rising over the Pacific shoreline. This synergy encircled within the elements of water and light will illuminate throughout the night in a phosphorescent glow powered by the residual energy of the sun.
Cichocki is a multidisciplinary artist renowned for exploring the cyclical patterns of decay and rejuvenation within the intricate tapestry of human-nature interactions. His trajectory of work spans the realms of painting, land art, sound art and natural science – encompassing eras from ancient oceans to present-day deserts.
“The 11th Annual Art & Nature unites us all in celebrating the profound connections we can make to understanding the natural world through creativity,” Laguna Art Museum Executive Director Julie Perlin Lee said. “As a testament to our museum’s unique heritage as a center for the appreciation of artistic sensibility towards nature, the events of Art & Nature honor our commitment to embracing environmental awareness through contemporary art, our desire to present immersive and though-provoking programming for all and to support bold artistic experimentation to create a better world.”
Art & Nature will include Cichocki’s Circular Dimensions. This multi-sensory audiovisual performance will activate onto Rising Inversion on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 4. Running concurrently to Rising Inversion from Nov. 2 to 26, Cichocki will present Primordial Water, a solo exhibition of the artist’s latest work showcased at Laguna College of Art and Design’s LCAD Gallery located near the museum. Additionally, a new decade of Art & Nature is being ushered in with a schedule of events, including the annual free Family Festival.