Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia presents Seeing Your Green, a two-person exhibition featuring the work of Adrienne Reid and Terrance James Jr. The works on display emerge from desires to see through the eyes of another, particularly across boundaries of species, and to consider how doing so might lead to more ethical co-existences. Both artists employ science-fiction strategies to speculate about possible worlds or futures in which the status of the human is troubled, both socially and biologically. Through Reid’s personal narratives and James Jr.’s use of mass-produced materials, they also draw focus to how these ideas demand attention in the present.

Adrienne Reid’s video Marina’s Paradise interprets the world of the video game Animal Crossing through a work of fanfiction that explores the implications of a line of dialogue spoken by an octopus character. A Marvelous, Almost Human Device connects the history of the commercial egg incubator, which was invented in the artist’s hometown, to the circumstances of the artist’s own birth in a reflection on the consequences of this invention.

Terrance James Jr.’s work examines human bioengineering as a possible solution to complex ecological and social obstacles. Through photography and sculpture, he speculates on the introduction of photosynthesis into human physiology, potentially addressing climate change and CO2 emissions. What if every living human being could absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen in the process?

Adrienne Reid (born 1993) is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Philadelphia, PA. Adrienne received a BFA from Boston University in 2016 and attended the Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art in 2015. Currently, Adrienne is an MFA candidate at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. 

Terrance James Jr. (b. 1989) is an interdisciplinary artist, photographer, and writer. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions such as at ICEBOX Project Space in Philadelphia; The Hole and Pace Gallery, in NYC; as well as at fairs and festivals including the Pingyao International Photography Festival in Pingyao, China; Photoville in Brooklyn, NY; and SCOPE Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL. He attended The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2017 and was a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace participant in 2018-2019. He received his BA from The Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2011 and his MFA from Parsons The New School of Design in 2013. He is based in Brooklyn, NY.