As part of Shaping Bonds, this multisensory evening brings together two works that each reflect on the intersection of life and geology, offering perspectives on evolution without centering the story of humanity. Deborah Stratman's Last Things (2023) and Mathilde Renault's The Butterfly Effect (2022) invite audiences to consider time, memory, and the agency of non-human forces in Earth's narrative. They explore the boundaries between the human and non-human, the animate and inanimate, encouraging reflection on the hidden connections that underpin our existence.
