Lingscheit made “Timepiece” during a residency in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Courtesy Emmy Lingscheit
“Occupied Land” shows the Central Illinois landscape as it has changed over millennia. Courtesy Emmy Lingscheit
University of Illinois printmaker and art professor Emmy Lingscheit uses her work to investigate human-environment relationships, deep time, and the overlap between ecological and social justice. Her exhibition Contingencies: Navigating a World of Accelerating Change (on view until October 3 at the University YMCA) features lithographs, comics, and zines exploring climate change, migration, extinction, and mutual care among species. Highlights include Timepiece - depicting icebergs and oil tankers to trace historical impact, and works like Boil reworking Hokusai’s wave to confront industrial damage. Her Queer Reproduction series weaves personal experience into depictions of diverse reproductive strategies in nature, challenging normative views.