In her solo exhibit, “The Places They Call Home,” Marlene Metropolis makes use of her photography and scientific skills. Her fidelity to animals in their natural habitats is ever present in her work. Marlene depicts what she loves — naturalistic environments that usually include indigenous animals. “My art identifies whose habitat it is; who calls it home. It fulfills a longing to be reconnected to life in all its forms.” Her naturalistic 2-D works are the result of digital blending her photographs and reference images. Her scientific background as a retired chiropractor speaks through the art infusing it with
serene and reverent feelings.