Abstract
A Memorandum of Symbiotic Relationships
is a series of five illustrations based on ecological collapsed areas found within the Americas.
The series simply portrays endangered species and their symbiotic partners in their local, natural environment. Each illustration depicts five different regions where symbiotic relationships are at stake and are currently suffering from habitat loss.
The project’s purpose very much focuses on empathy and awareness of the symbiotic relationships found between endangered species in geographical locations which are dear to me.
And lastly, my thesis has connotations of activism, human consumerism, interconnectedness, biodiversity, climate change, and habitat + species loss.
Artist Statement
Carly Ryan is a Multidiscriplinary Artist and Illustrator from Ecuador, South America. Currently residing in Portland, Oregon she is inspired by the flora and fauna that stems for her travels between South, Central and North America. Creating informational narratives based from environmental conservation issues and events here locally + worldwide.
Her artwork focuses on the conservation of the flora and flauna, showing light to the importance of habitat + animal conservation as well as the effects of our current anthropogen- ic world and our personal relationships with our cohabiters. Her strong background and knowledge in science, her recent hobby of bird watching and general admiration for avian species has grown and intertwined into her art practice today.
Carly’s art work has connontations of interconnectedness, human consumerism, activism, biodeiveristy, climate change, and habitat + species loss.
