Named after English explorer William Baffin, the island was likely visited by pre-Colombian Norse explorers and is believed to be the site of Helluland referred to in the sagas of Eric the Red.
Read more“Ecology through consumerism” by Jennifer Greenburg
Ecology through consumerism belongs to a new body of work by the artist and references a specific incident: reactions to a 1970’s oil spill in Santa Barbara, CA.
Read moreElvis the Zebra by Matt Eich
Elvis the Zebra, Cumberland, Ohio by Matt Eich | 2008
Matt Eich is an emerging artist who shows every sign of becoming a critical voice in American Photography. Elvis the Zebra belongs to the Carry Me Ohio series and is the Artist's most sought image. The photograph was taken in Cumberland, where an abandoned strip mine was converted into a private, non-profit safari park and conservation center known as The Wilds.
Read more33#35 England, Stonehenge by Thomas Kellner
This image of Stonehenge is a noteworthy piece by Thomas Kellner. Most of his subjects are modern and contemporary structures, this is one of a few early subjects, others include the Great Wall of China and the Colosseum in Rome.
Read moreEstamos Buscando A : Sasabe by Paul Turounet
Paul Turounet, Estamos Buscando A | Sasabe
This remnant fragment of the US|MX border wall is from the original 14 miles of primary fencing that was constructed between 1990 and 1993 from the Pacific Ocean to divide the two countries. The fence was constructed of 10 foot-high steel army surplus landing mats (M8A1) with the assistance of the Corps of Engineers and the California National Guard. The original landing mats were manufactured by the Syro Steel Company in Girard, Ohio in 1968 and were used during the Vietnam War. Each original steel mat measured 22 inches high x 12 feet long and were pieced and welded together to make the border wall.
Read moreLos Huesos del Agua | Video by Luis Gonzalez Palma
This short film Los Huesos del Agua | The Bones of Water by famed Guatemalan artist Luis González-Palma is mesmerizing and meditative, soft and introspective. We contemplate our existential existence as we watch the hand of the artist trace the shadow of leafy branches falling across the drawing pad on his lap.
Read more"Nuevo Mundo #17" by Tatiana Parcero
This early work is a striking sample that addresses Tatiana Parcero’s central themes of identity and mapping. It references a personal horizon of becoming a mother and implicates the intercontinental intergenerational impact of colonization.
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