The Margaret Ferguson Greenhouses at Wellesley College will host a special art exhibit: a series of life-sized animal silhouettes perched on branches, hiding in foliage, or foraging on the ground throughout the greenhouse habitats. Carved in low relief and painted a flat white, these “greenhouse ghosts” symbolize an absence in the world’s ecosystems, as each represents a threatened, endangered or extinct animal. This site-specific installation is the work of local artist Andrea Thompson, in collaboration wit h Wellesley College students who helped identify the animals to be depicted and the plant species that they depend upon. Contact www.wellesley.edu/WCFH for details (time of reception not available as of the date of this post.) Her work entitled “Forest Suite” at the Ice Hotel is pictured below.
