A new art show uses colorful woven monsters to show visceral effects of climate change

Written By Cynthia Hirschhorn

Colorful knit sculptures of marine life are among the elements of Indonesian artist Mulyana’s “Modular Utopia” installation at USC Fisher Museum of Art.

(Monica Orozco / USC Fisher Museum of Art, Sapar Contemporary and artist)

Five thousand hand-knitted bright orange fish dangle from the ceiling. Beneath them lies a colorful world of coral and, if you look closely, a friendly lobster. Peering through a collection of vibrant purple pompoms, a bright red coral sits atop blooming underwater vegetation. Each piece of art, emulating the ecosystem of the sea, is unlike another.

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Cynthia Hirschhorn
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