Disestablishment: John Raymond Mireles | Teaser

"When I heard about the Federal Government opening up these wildlands in Southern Utah to oil drilling and coal mining, I got angry and thought, well, what can I do about it?
And so, I had this idea that I would photograph in areas that had once been federally protected against mining and drilling and then were now removed and then do something with those photos that illustrated the damage that would be taking place."
-John Raymond Mireles
Would you help physically damage the photos and contribute to the process of destruction?
"Disestablishment: John Raymond Mireles" overturns the traditional and expected museum experience. Local #SanDiegoArtist John Raymond Mireles shares photographs of remote and staggeringly beautiful sites that have recently had their US National Monument status revoked, opening the sites for mining and drilling, and invites the public to take part in destroying images of these landscapes.
John Raymond Mireles traveled to Southern Utah in 2019 to photograph lands that had previously been protected but have since been opened to drilling and mining. For this exhibition, he has printed his work on an immersive scale using solvent ink on cellulose paper.
In order to create a visceral understanding about the potential damage that awaits these environments, during the course of the exhibition the artist will remove the prints from the wall and invite visitors to physically damage the works. The destruction is an integral part of the exhibition, with public responses filmed and included in the re-installation of the altered works. These actions question complicity by mimicking the fate that awaits these areas.
On view August 7, 2021, through January 30, 2022. Public destruction events to be held September 16 and 17, 2021.
Visit www.SDMArt.org/exhibition/dis... or click the Link In Bio to learn more about the exhibition and Public Destruction Event dates.
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