For Eliot Greenwaldhumanity and the landscapes it occupies are essentially one and the same. The cycles of life, death and rebirth may differ from one being to another, but the artist considers all existence to be fundamentally interconnected and essentially the same.

HAS HARPER’S in Chelsea, Greenwald’s solo exhibition Library continues to explore the artist’s fascination with landscape and metaphysics, inviting us to explore a surreal realm of otherworldly plants, double moons and enigmatic trails.

In oil stick and acrylic, Greenwald often repeats motifs of trees and mountains through variations in light and hue, nodding to the cyclical nature of the seasons and how time of the day or year influences the way we perceive the world around us.

The artist also incorporates vehicles that make their way through scenes and illuminate their surroundings. “These miniature automobiles stand in for the human vessel itself, a subtle reminder that even the most sophisticated facets of the Anthropocene are only one piece of the larger puzzle of existence,” a gallery statement said.

In addition to Greenwald’s organically shaped canvases, Library also includes sculptural elements, such as the “Paper Napkin Library,” a small freestanding room filled with books covered in colorful paper.

Made from reclaimed wood from an 18th-century barn in western Massachusetts, where the artist lives, the repository contains hundreds of hand-bound books made from paper towels. Using a material specifically designed to be used and discarded, the artist considers how knowledge is acquired, shared, preserved and valued.

Library continues through December 7 in New York. Learn more about the artist website And Instagram.