In The Rough: A Tour of Geometric Ecology

“Extinction is silent and has no voice other than our own.” 

– Paul Hawken, environmentalist

Venezuelan artist, Aisen Chacín, is known for the digital images that make up her conceptual multimedia art installations which create argumentative displays of worldwide issues through alluring yet innocent visions of compassion. Behind every project, there is a deep analytical and psychological research as Chacín works hand in hand with organizations and its subjects, conceptualizing the coarse realities of society’s most vulnerable groups. Having color similarities to the “old-school” chalkboards, In The Rough: A Tour of Geometric Ecology aims to create consciousness on the possible extinction of marine turtles. With white material on the green of Dorado Beach Resort’s golf course, Chacín drew the geometric patterns formed on the shells of marine turtles that nest on the shores of Puerto Rico. The juxtaposition of these three drawings portrayed a type of pilgrimage that vanished with time due to the artwork’s ephemeral aspect, representing the future extinction of this vital specie.