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Event in Room: Studio (upstairs)
HUMAN NATURE (2026, documentary, 57 minutes)
Travel from a 15th-century monastery in Seville, Spain, to the countryside outside of Bogotá, Colombia, to a 3D photography studio in Brooklyn, New York, with Lenka Clayton, Josh Kline, Delcy Morelos, and Sin Wai Kin.
These four celebrated artists explore central questions of what it means to be human: our impact on the environment and world around us, social and economic systems that define daily life, and how we connect with one another.
Through critical yet hopeful reflections on the shared project of being human, they each emphasize our collective power to shape our communities, our realities, our futures.
This event is presented in collaboration with Art21. “Human Nature” featured in season 12 of the Peabody Award-winning PBS series, “Art in the 21st Century.” For more information, visit www.art21.org.
VIEW THE TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/9ZUbk2X_ltQ
ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTISTS:
**Delcy Morelos (Born 1967; Tierralta, Colombia)
Using materials drawn from the earth, such as pigment minerals, soil, and plant life, Morelos centers our relationship with the natural world, inviting a sense of harmony and dialogue with the environment around us. Across her paintings, sculptures, and multisensory installations, Morelos's practice weaves together disparate histories and traditions: from Andean and Amazonian Indigenous cosmologies to the histories of violence and extraction in the Americas, using abstract forms and gestures to convey their impact on humanity and the earth.
**Lenka Clayton (Born 1977; Cornwall, England)
Clayton's practice is rooted in a close observation of the world around her, highlighting the myriad ways we record our lives and relationships, and creating moments of magic through simple gestures and mundane materials. Making films by organizing strangers by age, creating sculptural installations of dangerous objects made child-safe, or installing exhibitions in the windows of local businesses, the artist draws inspiration from her community in Pittsburgh, her family, and the world around her. In doing so, Clayton creates a body of work that centers on the beauty of the everyday and the power of human connection.
**Josh Kline (Born 1979; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
From sculptures of 3D-printed portraits wrapped in recycling bags to videos advocating for Universal Basic Income to installations of temporary housing in the aftermath of a flood, Kline explores the impact of emergent technologies, widening class divides, and the looming threat of climate disaster on contemporary life. His works often present dystopic visions of the near future, where the consequences of political instability, the automation of human labor, and natural disasters have transformed life as we know it, engaging audiences in the project of imagining something better.
**Sin Wai Kin (Born 1991; Toronto, Canada)
Drawing on diverse performance styles, such as drag, boy bands, newscasting, and sitcoms, Sin plays with genre conventions, narrative structures, and character tropes to reveal the cultural constructions at the heart of everyday experience. In an ongoing series of interconnected works, the artist has developed a cast of archetypal characters, each reflecting distinct relationships to fundamental concepts such as truth, identity, and change. Sin develops fictional worlds that explore the stories we tell about ourselves and our society, presenting more fluid possibilities for both.
ABOUT ART21
**Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art—a preeminent resource for learning first-hand from the artists of our time. A nonprofit organization, Art21’s mission is to educate and expand access to contemporary art through the production of documentary films, resources, and public programs.
**Art21’s Screening Society is a program that welcomes local communities to gather and watch films about art together. By providing free access to documentary films about contemporary artists, Screening Society promotes conversation, inspires creative thinking, and broadens engagement with contemporary art.
[email protected]
902-532-7069
Event in Room: Studio (upstairs)
HUMAN NATURE (2026, documentary, 57 minutes)
Travel from a 15th-century monastery in Seville, Spain, to the countryside outside of Bogotá, Colombia, to a 3D photography studio in Brooklyn, New York, with Lenka Clayton, Josh Kline, Delcy Morelos, and Sin Wai Kin.
These four celebrated artists explore central questions of what it means to be human: our impact on the environment and world around us, social and economic systems that define daily life, and how we connect with one another.
Through critical yet hopeful reflections on the shared project of being human, they each emphasize our collective power to shape our communities, our realities, our futures.
This event is presented in collaboration with Art21. “Human Nature” featured in season 12 of the Peabody Award-winning PBS series, “Art in the 21st Century.” For more information, visit www.art21.org.
VIEW THE TRAILER:
https://youtu.be/9ZUbk2X_ltQ
ABOUT THE FEATURED ARTISTS:
**Delcy Morelos (Born 1967; Tierralta, Colombia)
Using materials drawn from the earth, such as pigment minerals, soil, and plant life, Morelos centers our relationship with the natural world, inviting a sense of harmony and dialogue with the environment around us. Across her paintings, sculptures, and multisensory installations, Morelos's practice weaves together disparate histories and traditions: from Andean and Amazonian Indigenous cosmologies to the histories of violence and extraction in the Americas, using abstract forms and gestures to convey their impact on humanity and the earth.
**Lenka Clayton (Born 1977; Cornwall, England)
Clayton's practice is rooted in a close observation of the world around her, highlighting the myriad ways we record our lives and relationships, and creating moments of magic through simple gestures and mundane materials. Making films by organizing strangers by age, creating sculptural installations of dangerous objects made child-safe, or installing exhibitions in the windows of local businesses, the artist draws inspiration from her community in Pittsburgh, her family, and the world around her. In doing so, Clayton creates a body of work that centers on the beauty of the everyday and the power of human connection.
**Josh Kline (Born 1979; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
From sculptures of 3D-printed portraits wrapped in recycling bags to videos advocating for Universal Basic Income to installations of temporary housing in the aftermath of a flood, Kline explores the impact of emergent technologies, widening class divides, and the looming threat of climate disaster on contemporary life. His works often present dystopic visions of the near future, where the consequences of political instability, the automation of human labor, and natural disasters have transformed life as we know it, engaging audiences in the project of imagining something better.
**Sin Wai Kin (Born 1991; Toronto, Canada)
Drawing on diverse performance styles, such as drag, boy bands, newscasting, and sitcoms, Sin plays with genre conventions, narrative structures, and character tropes to reveal the cultural constructions at the heart of everyday experience. In an ongoing series of interconnected works, the artist has developed a cast of archetypal characters, each reflecting distinct relationships to fundamental concepts such as truth, identity, and change. Sin develops fictional worlds that explore the stories we tell about ourselves and our society, presenting more fluid possibilities for both.
ABOUT ART21
**Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art—a preeminent resource for learning first-hand from the artists of our time. A nonprofit organization, Art21’s mission is to educate and expand access to contemporary art through the production of documentary films, resources, and public programs.
**Art21’s Screening Society is a program that welcomes local communities to gather and watch films about art together. By providing free access to documentary films about contemporary artists, Screening Society promotes conversation, inspires creative thinking, and broadens engagement with contemporary art.
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