"Something Bigger" Preview Party

“Something Bigger”, AmbeR Day Scott

Whiteside Museum of Natural History, November 13 2020-January 30 2020

I am inspired by the poetry and symbolism of cosmic events, extreme weather, and animal behavior. I am intrigued by the toxicity of the human ego as well as the promise that we are all made of Star Stuff.

Among hundreds of others displaced by the Wichita Falls ‘79 tornado disaster, my family was moved to FEMA housing in a public park, which was also home to a large prairie dog colony. I learned to walk and talk in a community of trauma, fear, and charismatic subterranean rodents.

In 2017 I took a road trip to witness Eclipse Totality, which had a profound and indescribable effect. Since the Experience, I have been filled with a sense of Wonder and Oneness.

In the exhibition, “Something Bigger,” prairie dogs demonstrate a wide range of responses to awe-inspiring…