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Mining Scar

  • Writer: Amy Felder
    Amy Felder
  • Sep 3, 2021
  • 1 min read

This summer I visited Canyonlands National Park’s Island of the Sky District for the first time. Staring down into the canyon, I was disappointed to see a road.

Before becoming a National Park, Canyonlands had a history of mining. Roads like this one were built for mining purposes. To show how exploitation of the land leaves scars on the landscape, I used an Exacto knife to cut the canvas along the road.

What scars will the next generation see?


Image credit: Mining Scar, 2021 | Acrylic on canvas | 24x48 inches


 
 
 

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