The Wife and the Sea

Waves and branches. 8”x9.5” graphite on paper 2024 Aviva Rahmani

Conversation and Context: who and what has the last word?

The evening of October 30, we will be asked to judge two people for ecocide. Both are fictional. The verdict will be decided in a gallery setting. The context will be the Anita Rogers Gallery. People will be able to attend and participate both live and by Zoom.

The audience will hear a "Wife's Lament" about her husband, who is being tried for ecocide. We will listen to soloist Alison Cheeseman sing about aspects of their marriage, their youthful joy, her present loneliness and her nightmare. Her dream describes the world her husband is accused of creating. We will watch Rishauna Zumberg perform as the wife's alter ego, expressing her heart's struggle.