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American painter Suzette Marie Martin explores the existential distress associated with anthropogenic environmental changes, through an ecofeminist perspective.
 Mythological nature deities, struggling to survive in landscapes infused with the invisible toxins of human industry, act as anachronistic proxies for both the bio-systems they are traditionally linked with, and the myriad living entities within these systems. Martin's practice is influenced by observational studies of the human figure and landscape, inquiry into environmental studies and Ancient Greek mythology, with references to academic art traditions and 20th Century expressionist mark making. Prior series use the narrative context of sharing a bed and the unguarded body language of sleep to explore dynamics of intimacy and estrangement within relationships.