Kaitlin Pomerantz: (de)growth Opening Reception at Ray Philly – Philadelphia, PA

Join Studio 105 at Ray Philly and Ulises for the opening reception of (de)growth, a new solo exhibition and immersive installation by interdisciplinary artist and educator Kaitlin Pomerantz, whose new work transforms the gallery into a densely layered environment of overgrowth and repair, reimagining the visual language of American currency through collage, ceramics, handmade paper, etched coin works, and living plant installations. Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in Philadelphia, the exhibition considers the dollar not simply as a financial instrument, but as a designed object embedded with political ideology, cultural mythology, and evolving systems of value. 

The exhibition expands Pomerantz’s ongoing body of research, Viriditas, named after the medieval concept describing “the force that causes the greening of the world,” which investigates the symbolic ecology and material construction of money through archival research, papermaking, ceramics, and dialogues with leaders in reparations and Land Back movements. By destabilizing and reconstructing the surfaces of familiar currency, Pomerantz positions money as both collective fiction and cultural artifact, while opening space to consider alternative economic imaginaries rooted in reciprocity, ecological stewardship, and collective care.

A reading room, developed with Ulises, will accompany the exhibition presenting texts selected by the artist exploring economic repair, ecology, land stewardship, and decolonial futures.