10/23/2026
Blanche Nettles Powers’ “Understory” is an outdoor installation in which found architectural elements are assembled into a four-sided enclosure and largely obscured by Spanish moss. Within the structure, living ferns grow in a shallow planter. Concealment and containment intersect with ongoing processes of growth and decay.
Powers’ ephemeral, moss installation, “Understory,” will be on view throughout the ATLAS exhibition. This sculpture begins the exploration of the element “earth” and is located on the Laney lawn under the tree canopy.