About the program
The exhibition Yasmin Spiro: Cornerstone is the latest exploration of the artist’s ongoing research into vernacular architecture, building techniques, and the ways in which they inform our innate connection to both built and natural landscapes. This immersive installation draws deeply from the geographic and architectural forms of her homeland, Jamaica, weaving together elements of cultural hybridity that resonate throughout Spiro’s practice. The exhibition features newly cast sculptures of varying scales, soundscapes, olfactory elements, and large natural fiber weavings, creating a multisensory experience. Through this deeply engaging installation, Spiro invites viewers to contemplate the intersections of body, architecture, land, and shared sacred space, and to consider the capacity of our surroundings to generate feelings of isolation or togetherness.
This exhibition is presented by Hyde Park Art Center, curated by Allison Peters Quinn, and generously supported by the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation Research and Production Fund.
