Light Work is presenting “Karolina Karlic: Rubberlands,” an ongoing photographic survey by Santa Cruz-based artist Karolina Karlic mapping the ways rubber manufacturing is socially
The exhibition will be on view in the Kathleen O
Ellis Gallery at Light Work from March 20-July 27
There will be an opening reception on Thursday
“Rubberlands” follows the trajectory of Karlic’s earlier work
which explored the automobile industry in Michigan
“Rubberlands” proceeds from Midwest cities like Detroit and Akron
Ohio—once the rubber capital of the world—which serve as entry points to networks of globalization
Connecting the company archives of Henry Ford
she traces the evolution of an industry that relies heavily on outsourcing of the “Hevea brasiliensis” (Amazonian rubber tree)
Her photographic fieldwork in Brazil has taken her to manufacturing plants in Salvador and Itaparica
Michelin rubber plantations in the Atlantic forest
a fisherman’s village on the coastal rivers of Itubera in Bahia and the vestiges of Henry Ford’s planned community in the Amazon
“Emilly Farias in the Michelin Rubber Groves,” April 2014
sites of reforestation and working factories against the backdrop of their surrounding communities; scenes where living things are transformed into assets and removed from their life worlds to supply the demands of capital
By weaving together historical archives and contemporary renderings of environs shaped by production
Karlic moves beyond capturing a static place and time—and instead
configures a dynamic space for contemplating the inextricable social and personal bonds surrounding labor and natural resources
she invites the viewer into a new imaginary where historical consciousness is critical to reflecting on our relationship to consumption
Karlic was born in Wroclaw
from the California Institute of the Arts and a B.F.A
from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
She is an assistant professor in the art department at the University of California
environmental concerns and the effects of social upheaval
and has led her to capture imagery all over the world
She has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards
including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship as well as the Cultural Exchange International Fellowship of the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Sacatar Foundation
Karlic participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence Program in June 2013
School of Architecture faculty member Pablo Sequero’s firm
has been named to the newest cohort of winners in the biennial Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers
one of North America’s most prestigious awards for young practitioners
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.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Light WorkLight Work is pleased to present Karolina Karlic: Rubberlands
an ongoing photographic survey by Santa Cruz-based artist Karolina Karlic
mapping the ways rubber manufacturing is socially
The exhibition is on view in the Kathleen O
Ellis Gallery at Light Work through July 27
Rubberlands follows the trajectory of Karolina Karlic's earlier work which explored the automobile industry in Michigan
Rubberlands proceeds from Midwest cities like Detroit and Akron
Ohio-- once the rubber capital of the world--which serve as entry points to networks of globalization
she traces the evolution of an industry that relies heavily on outsourcing of the Hevea brasiliensis (Amazonian rubber tree)
a fisherman's village on the coastal rivers of Itubera in Bahia and the vestiges of Henry Ford's planned community in the Amazon
Karlic moves beyond capturing a static place and time--and instead
and the subscribers to Contact Sheet for their dedicated and ongoing support of our programs
the Coalition of Museum and Art Centers at Syracuse University
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Last December 18 was the International Migrants Day
the presence of migrants from several countries brought significant contributions to our agricultural production
The Japanese arrived in Brazil mainly in São Paulo
but also spread throughout the South and Northeast
varying their production according to the region
like black pepper and fruticulture in Bahia
According to the the data of the Nippo Brazil website
three Japanese settlements were created by the Brazilian government in Bahia between 1953 and 1962
aiming at populating and developing unproductive and virtually abandoned areas
Mata de São João and Ituberá – the last one located 170 km far from Salvador
in the Lower South Bahia – received dozens of Japanese families
his parents and five siblings landed in the port of Ilhéus (BA) in 1957
running away from a huge downturn in his home country
devastated by the effects of the Second World War
They were forwarded to Una when they arrived
though they moved to Ituberá three months later
"The climate was very dry in Una and the soil
knew that other Japanese families proceeded to Ituberá
Kuratani´s grandfather served in the Japanese Navy during the Second World War
"Things began to improve when he started to produce black pepper
He began to buy more pieces of land and improved the production"
Kuratani´s father grew up and fell in love with a Bahia native
By means of the settlement neighborhood association
we learned a lot from our culture and we had Japanese classes during our childhood"
who even lived in Japan for five years between 2003 and 2008
and returned to Ituberá to live on agriculture
"My father died in 2015 and left three hectares and half for each one of his children
I take care of my area and those of two siblings
as it represents incoming money throughout the year"
when the Census of Agriculture began to register the production of cocoa per state in Brazil
Pará has been increasing its production in recent years
while Bahia has faced problems like the witch´s broom disease in the 1990s and drought since 2015
the production of cocoa nut in Bahia surpassed 85.2 tonnes in more than 69 thousand establishments in 2017
One of the ways of adding value that has been adopted by the cocoa producers in Bahia is the investment in specialization and in the improvement of the nut
cocoa powder and nibs (roasted grainy nut)
her daughter Lana and her mother - Photo: Vívian Barbosa/IBGE News Agency
is among the 20 biggest producers of cocoa in Bahia
is Yuriana Kuratani´s only child and a reason for pride and hope in the new directions of the production
The young girl is attending the vocational school in agribusiness and gets prepared to help her mother to look for new markets and strategies to improve cocoa
since our fertilization is completely natural
who also reveals a great concern with the environmental preservation in the region
"A river flows through our property and we manage to keep to preserve the bushes in order to not compromise the water"
© 2018 IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
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