Rooted In Soil

"Rooted in Soil" exhibition catalogue presents information on the topic of an undervalued resource, soil. Exploring soil through the arts provides an understanding of the primal importance of this resource and our responsibilities for stewardship. "Rooted in Soil, "brings together fifteen artists who parse the cycle of life and death, address critical issues of soil degradation and combine leading scientific approaches and fresh philosophical perspectives. Artists included: Jane Fulton Alt, Vaughn Bell, Edward Burtynsky, John Gerrard, Julia Goodman, Sam Taylor- Johnson, Jenny Kendler, Jae Rhim Lee, Sally Mann, Vik Muniz, Claire Pentecost, Justin Rang, Arthur Rothstein, Linda Swanson, and Adriaen van Utrecht .The exhibition catalogue includes an essay by co-curators Laura Fatemi, Interim Director of the DePaul Art Museum and Farrah Fatemi, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Studies at St Michaels College in Vermont.Liam Heneghan, Professor and Department Chair of Environmental Science and Studies at DePaul University, provides a scholarly essay, "In The Kingdom of Decay" on the importance of death and decay in the soil and how decomposition leads to rebirth and regeneration. "