Sowing Seeds
Amber Hansen (Vermillion, SD)
Ink on Paper, 23” W x 18” H
Artwork:
This work examines contemporary farming practices that perpetuate the over-production and exploitation of humans, animals, and food and how different systems of growing food and eating are influenced by propaganda, media, cultural, and tradition.
Artist Statement:
Amber Hansen is a muralist and visual artist who creates socially engaged and community-based artwork throughout the middle of the U.S. Hansen’s studio work is a dialogue between her formal education and her rural upbringing. She promotes creative engagement for all ages while raising questions about the ethics of animal welfare and our relationship with food.
From the We're Doing It ALL Wrong® - 4th Annual Art Exhibition