Jenny Kendler
Amber Archive, 2020
Created amber, biological material from species threatened by human activities
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“The Amber Archive seeks to make visible the scale of the extinction crisis,” explains Jenny Kendler. For this ever-growing archive, the artist ethically sources samples of species threatened by human...
“The Amber Archive seeks to make visible the scale of the extinction crisis,” explains Jenny Kendler. For this ever-growing archive, the artist ethically sources samples of species threatened by human actions and preserves them in handmade amber resin. Each piece of amber glows dramatically, like a beacon, signaling the importance of what it contains within. The artist continues: “Fur, scale, leaf, feather, wing, shell: each carries unique DNA—the genetic code needed to potentially resurrect an entire species. Amber Archive is thus both a biodiversity time capsule and a potent reminder to today’s society of what we stand to lose.”
