Niche Construction

Dimension Gallery invites you to the opening reception of Niche Construction, an exhibition of new works by Laura Latimer, on Thursday, May 23 at 7-10 pm. The exhibition will be open during public gallery hours, Thursday-Saturday, noon-6 pm through June 22. An artist talk is planned for Saturday, June 1 at 11 am-noon.

In ecological terms, niche refers to the fit of a species to certain environmental conditions. Niche Construction is the process by which an organism physically modifies an environment or moves to another habitat that better suits its needs. This mode of adaptation can subsequently distort the established evolutionary dynamic. As humans cut deeper into our natural world, how might that disrupt cycles of change? This exhibition contemplates the possibilities.