Flora in Flux: Shaping Identity Exhibition

In collaboration with The Loren Hotel, Masterworks Museum of Bermuda are kicking off Art Month with the opening of Flora in Flux: Shaping Identity, an exhibition by artists Claire Peverelli and Stratton Hatfield. The exhibition will be on display in the Marée Lounge of the Loren Hotel from Tuesday, October 1 until Thursday, October 31. 

Flora in Flux: Shaping Identity explores Bermuda's evolving identity through its changing landscape, using flora as a metaphor for the Island's shifting demographics. The exhibition intertwines the forms of endemic, native, and invasive plant species reflecting the complexities of Bermuda's identity. The artists use the Island's flora to provoke a deeper reflection on how human choice shapes Bermuda's past, present, and future, as is reflected in the landscape.

The sculptures, with their organic forms juxtaposed against rigid concrete, underscore the island's delicate balance between maintaining cultural identity and adapting to new social realities. By capturing and fossilising the unique geometry of these plants, the artists take a snapshot of the landscape's evolution, examining the tension between preservation and disruption. The endemic and native plants, long adapted to the island's unique environment, represent the resilience of the Bermudian population, while the introduced and sometimes invasive species symbolise the influence of new, external forces.

This body of work invites viewers to consider how Bermuda's natural and social landscapes are intertwined, each influencing the other, encouraging dialogue on the need for connection, balance and conscious stewardship in both the natural and cultural spheres.