Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
At the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, fauna and flora above ground are abundant due to it being a National Natural Landmark; however, this is not the same for underground. Caves play a vital role in understanding and predicting climate change, yet they are becoming detrimentally altered. Currently, cave features are being destroyed, which results in a loss of geological history. An art exhibition called, Anthropocene, at the UTA Gallery West was created to enlighten viewers on the significance of caves. Cave art installations of glass blown stalactites, expanding foam flowstone, and textile metal cave coral were installed to visually impact viewers on the geological history within caves. Through this exhibition, viewers learned or relearned the importance of cave history and discovered how caves are threatened by climate change. The viewers were also given the opportunity to give feedback on how the exhibition impacted their perspective on caves.
Publication Date
12-1-2022
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Davis, Marcy, "LIFE WITHIN THE RED RIVER GORGE, AN ARTISTIC EXPLORATION OF ANTHROPOGENETIC CHANGE IN CAVES" (2022). 2022 Fall Honors Capstone Projects. 8.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_fall2022/8