ISLA: Regarding Paradise considers the etymology of paradise as a jumping off point, and a recurring theme throughout the exhibition is the question of the effectiveness of an islandÕs natural and man-made barriers. For whom is paradise being protected, and from what? Several
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artists in the exhibition use materials, including scavenged wood, cement, fabric, homemade coffee bricks, and metallic tape to build what appear to be installations and enclosures not meant to last the duration of the exhibition. These laboriously made structures are permeable, pocked with pores and cracks, yet in place to create an illusion of security or strength.