FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 (San Antonio, Texas)

MARTHA MORENO (San Antonio, TX)
Perdóname, Madre Naturaleza
BLKWHTGRY Gallery
1420 South Alamo Street, Suite 204, San Antonio, TX 78210 – Blue Star Arts Complex
https://blkwhtgry.co
Opening reception: Friday, September 3, 2021, 7 – 11 pm
Exhibit on display: September 3 – 26, 2021
Viewing hours: Fri, 5 – 7 pm; Sat, Noon – 6 pm
Contact: Martha Moreno (830) 200-7043 | marthamorenoart@gmail.com
Free and open to the public

My childhood was spent in El Timbinal Mexico, a small town supported by agriculture and immigrants. I come from a family of farmers and ranchers whose livelihood depended on one thing, nature. Growing up I learned to worship and fear Mother Nature because I knew my life depended on her, we lived off the earth. My childhood ended when I immigrated to the United States. After accepting my new life I quickly began working towards the privileged life I have now. I don’t make a living working the land, and I often take for granted where my food comes from. It is only when I visit my childhood town that I am faced with the reality of who I am in comparison to Mother Nature and how insignificant my presence is in this world. It is humbling and it puts into perspective what we have done as humans to this earth that has given us everything.

It was just a matter of time before we started feeling the consequences from mistreating the earth. The increasing amount of fires in the west, drought, hotter summers, and other natural disasters seemed so far away and other than a moment of sympathy and inconvenience, they had no effect on me and did not disturb my life. However, living through the winter storm was eye-opening. It reminded me we have no control on what Mother Nature does and we are at her mercy. She provides for us as long as we take the time to know her.

Perdóname, Madre Naturaleza is a collection of images that represent the connection between nature and me as a human. My privileged access to her beauty, her nourishment, and now a front view of her decline knowing well I am one of the humans that caused it. –Martha Moreno