Petra Projects

Adaptation: Survival in the City, explores man’s adaptation to an urban landscape and how the give-and-take of modern life affects our well-being, in ways that we are aware and in ways that remain abstract. Today’s society is increasingly detached from a natural way of living, and even nature itself. As our economy surges, we adapt ourselves to the artificiality of a modern lifestyle, leaving community and relationships behind, when in fact center to modern man’s dilemma is his need for community in the urban world. From video games and email, to texting and instant messaging, man’s quest for modern efficiency has rendered him isolated, forcing him to relinquish natural habits in order to coexist within a metropolitan environment. There is very little interest in where and by whom these modern amenities are produced; our current lifestyle encourages the idea of “one-stop shop”, priding immediate convenience over actual human contact. Despite this cynicism, man has moved forward so the question remains: for all of the greatness of technology, are we better off? Each artist in Petra Projects’ exhibition explores the choices man has made in this rapidly changing world and the repercussions to these choices.

Adaptation: Survival in the City
Adaptation: Survival in the City, explores man’s adaptation to an urban landscape and how the give-and-take of modern life affects our well-being, in ways that we are aware and in ways that remain abstract. Today’s society is increasingly detached from a natural way of living, and even nature itself. As our economy surges, we adapt ourselves to the artificiality of a modern lifestyle, leaving community and relationships behind, when in fact center to modern man’s dilemma is his need for community in the urban world. From video games and email, to texting and instant messaging, man’s quest for modern efficiency has rendered him isolated, forcing him to relinquish natural habits in order to coexist within a metropolitan environment. There is very little interest in where and by whom these modern amenities are produced; our current lifestyle encourages the idea of “one-stop shop”, priding immediate convenience over actual human contact. Despite this cynicism, man has moved forward so the question remains: for all of the greatness of technology, are we better off? Each artist in Petra Projects’ exhibition explores the choices man has made in this rapidly changing world and the repercussions to these choices.			Elizabeth Street, NYC 10012 Exhibition on view October 5 -27, 2006 John McGarity Irukanji: Gote, 2005 Acrylic on Panel 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"
Featuring works by: Alexandre Charriol Mike Homer Mala Iqbal Megan Marrin Lincoln Mayne John McGarity Guy Stanley Philoche Foster Witt Home	Cocktails Courtesy of Pravda Vodka www.pravdavodka.com	Beverages Courtesy of Hi-Ball www.Hiballer.com