With The Moon Under Our Feet is an exhibition at The Philosophical Research Society that brings together seven artists whose practices merge portraiture, imagined futurity and surrealism. They capture transformation through time and reclaim their bodies as creations of their own making. This group exhibition is a collection of the mystical and symbolic experiences that consider the cultural, social and imaginative representation of female identity as a complex and multifaceted experience. Invoking a feminist renewal of time and connections and how we come to terms with this future. The title is a variation of a quote borrowed from the Book of Revelations* about The Woman and The Dragon and one of the most controversial passages in symbolic history. The esoteric wisdom symbolized as the goddess Isis, who is a personification of natural philosophy. One interpretation is that this was the egyptian Isis, who carried the crescent of the moon under her feet and who was robed by the light of the sun. The dragon appears as a symbolic representation of a world desiring to kill her creation and following the woman into the wilderness. *1.And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2. She was pregnant and crying out in the pain and agony of giving birth. [Revelation 12:1] Surrealism is a movement that walks the margins, whether these margins belong to society, culture, or gender. Male surrealist authors have often idealized the figure of woman as inspiration and creator with privileged access to the unconscious. Seen as muses by these authors, women are sacralized and reified, while simultaneously regarded as a currency of exchange and seduction. Surrealist art began as a reflection on societal norms, borne out of a desire to break them. However, many of the themes presented in the art of early female surrealists - such as the socially alienating experience of femininity - continue to remain relevant for women today. In a sense, their art stands as a testament to just how little has changed. Curated by dama (aka Amanda Maciel Antunes) at Hansell Gallery this group exhibition features works by Lezley Saar, Penny Slinger, María Adela Díaz, Cindy Rehm, Regina Herod, Jaklin Romine and Sarah Reyes. Situated in the back parking lot of the PRS campus, the Hansell Gallery has housed various installations, exhibitions and performances through a wide scope of visiting and contributing artists. For this exhibition Hansell Gallery will feature a soundscape, a collaboration between artists dama and Adele Bertei as part of their sound project titled Fantomette. [Cover Art Cosmic Connection, by Penny Slinger.]