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Hyperobjects was a group exhibition co-organized by philosopher and Rice University professor Timothy Morton and Ballroom Director & Curator Laura Copelin, that engaged ideas from Morton’s theory to confront the overwhelming scale of the current ecological crisis.

In his 2013 book, Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology After the End of the World, Morton defines hyperobjects as entities that are huge—global warming, plastic in the ocean, nuclear waste—and seemingly incomprehensible. Morton argues that hyperobjects create an ecological awareness far beyond normal human comprehension. To …