Inaugural opening of THE ELEMENTAL 

Featuring the exhibition: The Gaia Hypothesis: Chapter One: Earth, Fire, Water, Air

Saturday, February 12
7:30 - 11 pm | THE ELEMENTAL, 800 Vella Road, Palm Springs

For its inaugural exhibition, THE ELEMENTAL explores the initial chapter of a curated series dedicated to the Gaia hypothesis. Formulated in 1971 by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis, the Gaia hypothesis postulates that the Earth is a living, self-regulating super-organism reliant on a subtle relational balance between all of its components. This premise is an initiation to inhabiting the world with the awareness and sensitivity where being a part of a living whole can never be reduced to the sum of its parts - as this whole can only be experienced through the interplay of relationships.

This first chapter examines the Gaia hypothesis by testing it against the four fundamental elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Air - culminating into an interdisciplinary presentation that will include an international array of 12 artists featuring seminal works of 1970s Earth Art in combination with a new generation of artists that address the complexity of elements and natural forces that sustain our living, continually-shifting environment. 

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About

THE ELEMENTAL's approach to multidisciplinary exhibitions and programming aims to advance global intersections between art and environment - placing emphasis on the evolution of Earth & Land Art, BioArt, and Sound Art.

Housed within a large-scale industrial building located in Palm Springs, THE ELEMENTAL was established through the collaborative partnership between the Paris-based Fondation LAccolade - lnstitut de France founded by Catherine Dobler, and Epicenter Projects (Fulcrum Arts / Emerge Projects), founded by Coachella Valley artist Cristopher Cichocki.

This contemporary center for the arts was designed to showcase exhibitions, lectures, workshops, performances, and printed editions organized under the direction of French curator Christopher Yggdre of Fondation LAccolade. Additionally, the art center will facilitate visiting international artists selected from the Fondation LAccolade residency program that will engage with the surrounding desert regions of Southern California and the greater Western United States.

Visit: theelemental.org