The Infernal Grove: A Non-Systematic Structural Analysis of Drug-Taking & Addiction
Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby
September 17, 2021 — November 12, 2021.
The first iteration of “The Infernal Grove: A Non-Systematic Structural Analysis of Drug-Taking & Addiction” took place at The Blue Building Gallery from September 17-November 12, 2021. The exhibition was the gallery’s second solo exhibition and its first exhibition of anchor artists, Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby. About the exhibition Duke and Battersby wrote:
The Blue Building Exhibition is the first expression of its infernal unfurling.
The Infernal Grove Project is anti-white supremacy, anti-carceral and anti-drug-prohibition.
Drug prohibition laws were racist by design and are racism in action.
Drug prohibition kills people who use drugs.
The infernal grove project loves people who use drugs.
Emily Vey Duke & Cooper Battersby 2021
In addition to featuring a 38 minute film "The Infernal Grove” also featured a new suite of (11) archival digital prints available for sale through the gallery. Clips from the film are available below.
