Main Gallery
April 1-30
This solo exhibition is a collection of sustainable photographs and artwork by Mona Miri. It is a series of works representing the environmental landscapes and her sustainability efforts throughout her 25-year career as a Sustainability Fine Art Photographer. The work aims to illustrate the constant change of the landscape, our planet, and the delicate state it is in. Even within polluted and industrial landscapes, there is still beauty to be found.
Her large-scale photographs are meant to emphasize the grand scale and impact of climate change on the planet. Mona’s ICE Project specifically conveys this visual message by photographing glaciers around the world. The rapid changes in these glaciers each year provide a stark reminder of climate change. It is evident how long Mona has focused on environmental awareness, starting with her Salem Power Plant series from 1999-2004. The toxic beach and the Salem Power Plant piece became one of her signature works, even featured in the Boston Globe in 2007.
Her more recent work transforms found sculptural reclaimed wood to present the concept of industrial culture and climate change. Mona has also created two new alternative process pieces, printed with pigment ink on natural rag paper, toned and painted with plant-based dyes like indigo and oak nut. These alternative process pieces include before and after images from her ICE project and her Freshkills Landfill Park project. She has been working on these pieces from 2017 to 2025 and is excited to finally have them exhibited in her solo show.
One of Mona Miri’s signature elements is the careful consideration of the materials she uses in her work, which reduces its environmental impact. Her photographs are printed on bamboo fine art paper in her studio, and her frames are handmade from reclaimed barn wood. Additionally, Mona has been a member of the Arbor Day Foundation since 2009, donating annually to plant trees in national forests and urban areas. She will continue her partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation by planting trees at her reception on Earth Day, with one tree being planted for each attendee.
The artist reception will be held on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:30 PM.
Attendees will receive small plants and seeds, as well as a free print when they sign up for Mona’s email list. Since 2009, sustainability has been a cornerstone of Mona Miri’s work—through the renewable materials used in her production and the importance of addressing the urgent issue of protecting our planet.