PLATO

We are delighted to announce Eleanor Mahin Thorp's inaugural solo exhibition at PLATO, Bend of the Southern Cross, opening with a public reception at our lower gallery on Friday, September 5 from 6 to 8pm, and on view from August 30 through October 4.

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The work of the Brooklyn-based artist examines how landscapes are abstracted and reimagined through extraction and mythology. Bend of the Southern Cross is the result of Thorp's research in the Atacama region in northern Chile, one of the driest and most mineral-rich regions on Earth, positioned at the heart of the "lithium triangle" spanning Chile, Bolivia and Peru, a repository of copper and lithium — key resources in the global transition to renewable energy, AI infrastructures and digital technologies. Through this project, the artist asks, "If we fully understood the animistic and ecological intelligence of such landscapes, would we still be willing to sacrifice them for profit and progress?"