Unbalanced/Atmospheric River, 2023, acrylic on cradled birch panel, 12 x 9 in. / 30.48 x 22.86 cm.

Unbalanced/Atmospheric River, Cary Okoro, 2023, acrylic on cradled birch panel, 12 x 9 in. / 30.48 x 22.86 cm.

Completed shortly after an "atmospheric river" causing flooding and mudslides in CA, this piece looks at the interconnection between our well-being and that of the natural world, and references the disproportionate impact of climate change on women as they labor to hold up their world.