Winka & The Windmills
Artist
Cara Romero
(American, born 1977)
Date2019
MediumPhotograph printed on Legacy Platine paper
DimensionsUnframed: 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Ellingson Family
Object number2021.27.1
Label TextCara Romero's photographic series, "Jackrabbit, Cottontail & Spirits of the Desert" responds to the ancestral lands of the Cahuilla, Chemehuevi, Serrano, and Mojave people. These images feature four special time-traveling visitors from Chemehuevi who have come to the ancestral lands of their sister tribes in the Coachella Valley. In Romero's vision, these small but mighty figures have returned to remind us of our deep connections to the land, the stories contained within it, and how we can live in relation to it. In terms of geological and ancient social history, Palm Springs is a new city located in the ancestral lands of the Cahuilla's with a rich history that predates colonization. The images in this series are manifestations of an oral tradition, bringing visibility to the individuals, cultures, and history that continue to inform this landscape, whether or not they have been privileged in the long arc of our collective history. - DESERT X, Desert Biennial 2019
Status
On viewLocation
- Moulton Hall (1 University Drive), Floor 1, 100 A Hallway
Learn more about this artwork
There are no works to discover for this record.