Material Remains
A series in progress, Material Remains uses the analogy of archaeology, as
per its definition, to document “human activity through the recovery and
analysis of material culture.” I look for present-day evidence of what we have
abandoned, overlooked, secretly communicated, or left behind, purposely or
accidentally, and leave the analysis to the viewer. There’s beauty as well as
decay (and irony) in this process: nature slowly takes over the remains of
human endeavor––some of which was designed to forestall or combat nature in the
first place.
Working on this series, I often see despoilment,
loss, apathy, or anonymity. Sometimes I find a little hope, and occasionally
humor. How would an archaeologist from the future describe us?