EXTRACTION: An Expansive Survey of Land Use Through the Lens of Consumption
Featuring Land Report Collective + Friends
curated by David Jones

Department of Visual Arts Main Gallery, University of Wyoming
June 1 - September 3, 2021

“This exhibition explores the concept of extraction through the lens of land use. What can our observations of the landscape tell us about our priorities as a society, and can this make us better informed about how we navigate our future? This exhibition looks to explore the theme of extraction, not only through the industrialized landscape, but also the broader human presence seen within the landscape. Conceptually, the human presence ties back to extractive industries based on the premise that much of the man-made seen in the landscape would not even be possible without extractive industries. Gravel pits, limestone mines, oil fields, dams, wind farms, clear cuts, etc. are all part of what have made for modern society to exist as we know it. Therefore, as we look to our future in the Anthropocene where the effects of climate change are being felt, where is it that we hope to be? What can the landscape and our surroundings tell us about what we have gotten wrong and what can we do to make things better as we look to the future?” David Jones

In partnership with EXTRACTION: Art on the Edge of the Abyss @extraction_art , this exhibition includes artwork by Léonie Pondevie, Colleen Friday, Adrienne Vetter, Paul Turounet, Bailey Russell, and Greg Pond along with all 6 current members of the Land Report Collective:  Leticia R. Bajuyo, Jason S. Brown, Brian R. Jobe, David L. Jones, Patrick Kikut, and Shelby Shadwell.

I am honored that two of my Hypergrass turf collages and a diptych of two glass panels from my Edge Friction series are on display in this group exhibition:

Hypergrass: Triple
Artificial grass, wood, and adhesive
30" x 30" x 3”

Edge Friction: Green and Greener
Glass, Ceramic ink, and hardware
12" x 12" x 3/8”

Hypergrass: Single
Artificial grass, wood, and adhesive
30" x 30" x 3”

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