Nervous System, Floraform Chandelier (detail), 2017. 3-D-printed nylon and LED; 43 1/4 in. diam. Produced by Shapeways, New York. Denver Art Museum: Funds from the Architecture and Design Collectors’ Council, 2022.57A-U. © Nervous System, inc. Image courtesy of Nervous System.
Nature Reimagined Nights
Please be aware this event has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Nature Reimagined Nights offers a unique monthly opportunity to savor the imaginative artworks of Biophilia: Nature Reimagined and reconnect with the natural world in the tranquil setting of the Sensory Garden. Each month, experience a blend of guided activities aimed at awakening the senses and reconnecting with nature.
5:30 pm: Special Exhibition Tour. Led by specially trained docents, these tours explore humanity’s deep connection to the natural world and the variety of ways that artists highlight the transformative power of nature through design, architecture, fashion, digital art, and immersive experiences. Tours meet in the Hamilton Building lobby.
6:30 pm: Mindful Connection in the Sensory Garden. Join Franklin Cruz for a short series of creative exercises connecting plants, culture, family and science to explore personal storytelling. In the Denver Art Museum Sensory Garden we will connect with abiotic & biotic life to inspire materials with guided prompts for writing, movement and conversation.
Whether you're seeking solace from the hustle and bustle of daily life or simply yearning for a deeper connection with nature, Nature Reimagined Nights offers an opportunity to re-examine and renew our intrinsic bond with the natural world.
About the Artist
Franklin Cruz is a queer latin dancer, poet, and environmental nerd born in Idaho, raised Texan, and polished in Denver. Born from an immigrant family their work has placed them in science museums, as an emcee for dance and poetry competitions, conferences and environmental spaces. A Tedx Mile High performer and Nature of Cities residency, he worked throughout the southwest, Peru, and Puerto Rico for universities and environmental leadership camps. Their work encompasses self love, immigration, culture, conservation, and more. Franklin always aims to address intersectional liberation, confronting our complicity to privilege and oppression and the lesson of specificity over simplicity.
Follow him on Instagram at @fcruz_unido.
Nacho Carbonell, One-seater Concrete Tree (detail), 2022. Metal mesh, cork, steel, concrete, and light fittings; 139 3/4 × 74 3/4 × 112 1/4 in. Cincinnati Art Museum: Museum Purchase: Contemporary Art Deaccession Fund, Lawrence Archer Wachs Trust, On to the Second Century Art Purchase Fund, Weston Endowment for Contemporary Art, Jimmie Otten Gillespie Memorial Fund, 2024.1. Photo by Elisabeth Carababas. © Nacho Carbonell. Image courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
Biophilia: Nature Reimagined Events
This event is one of many we're hosting inspired by and connected to Biophilia: Nature Reimagined, a new multisensory exhibition on view for a limited time May 5 through August 11, 2024. See what else we're offering this spring and summer to further explore your connection to art and nature.
