re.riddle

a sea change, at kelp’s forest: kalie granier

May 19 - June 10, 2022

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 19 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM

200 Brannan Street x Delancy, San Francisco

Gallery Hours: By Appointment Only

re.riddle is pleased to present, A Sea Change, At Kelp’s Forest, a solo exhibition of work by Kalie Granier at 200 Brannan Street and Delancy Street in San Francisco from May 19 to June 10, 2022. The multimedia exhibition calls attention to the precarity of kelp ecosystems due to climate change and aims to contribute to the global efforts with kelp forest restoration via the examination of their variable structures, geographies, and interactions with human behavior.

Kelp forests, the largest of all marine algae, are considered to be one of the most dynamic ecosystems on earth, rivaling the terrestrial forest’s reputation as the “lungs of the earth.” As essential building blocks to some of the richest ecosystems on the planet, kelp forests sequester carbon and release oxygen back to the atmosphere, leading to cleaner water and air. They provide habitats and sanctuaries for thousands of marine species, effectively producing its own nutrients and energy using sunlight. 

The exhibition, A Sea Change, At Kelp’s Forest, presents an interactive kelp installation, paintings and a film through the lens of ecofeminism - a theoretical framework that revalues nonlinear systems, holistic connections and equitable processes over dominant, hierarchical structures present in society and the environment. Altogether, the exhibition considers how we might imagine alternatives for a more sustainable future by privileging cooperation and locally relevant environmental management practices. 

A portion of the proceeds from A Sea Change, At Kelp’s Forest will be donated to Reef Check Foundation, a non-profit organization leading citizen scientists to promote stewardship of sustainable reef communities worldwide.

About the Artist

Kalie Granier is an interdisciplinary California-based French artist and curator, born in 1984. Her artistic practice explores the natural world below the surface and the interdependence between everything. Kalie questions the links between our underwater environments, their ecosystems, and our human bodies in the Anthropocene era in order to reveal social and ecological imbalances while imagining alternatives for a more equitable future. Her research lives at the intersection of art, biology, and activism with a focus on seaweed and relies on a close dialogue with scientists and environmentalists. Kalie’s ecological commitment is omnipresent in her creative process and experiences through the upcycling of local natural material gleaned from the beach and the use of raw pigments in earth-based painting. Using emotions as a guideline, Kalie Granier pursues a quest for collective consciousness and regenerative togetherness. She is the co-founder of Loud Spring, an Ecofeminist Art Tank based in San Francisco.                 

Kalie Granier graduated (MA) from the ESAG, Penninghen School of Visual Art in Paris. Her work has been exhibited in several Galleries and Museums in the US and Europe, ProArts Gallery (Oakland California), The MAH Museum and Radius Gallery (Santa Cruz, California),  836M Gallery (San Francisco), Galerie Linz (Paris, France), and more recently at Museum Centre del Carme (Valencia, Spain), Es Baluard Museum (Palma, Sapin), Loop Festival (Barcelona, Spain) and LA NAU Cultural Center (University of Valencia, Spain) among others.

About Reef Check Foundation:
Reef Check Foundation an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical coral reefs and temperate kelp forests. With offices in Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, California and volunteer teams in more than 40 countries and territories, Reef Check’s mission is to lead citizen scientists who promote stewardship of sustainable reef communities around the globe. 


About Villa Albertine San Francisco:
Villa Albertine, a new French institution for arts and ideas in the United States, builds on the bold and innovative programs that have been the hallmark of the French cultural network abroad for more than a century. Created by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and supported by the French Ministry of Culture, Villa Albertine offers a novel artists’ residency model in which residents choose the location best suited to their work within the host country. With a permanent presence in 10 major US cities (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.), it aims to foster in-depth exploratory residencies for artists, thinkers, and culture professionals hailing from all creative disciplines.