Indian Canyon

Artist Cara Romero (American, born 1977)

Date2019

MediumPhotograph printed on Legacy Platine paper

DimensionsFramed: 16 x 33 1/2 in. (40.6 x 85.1 cm) Unframed: 8 x 25 in. (20.3 x 63.5 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Ellingson Family

Object number2021.27.2

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, brining 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 view

Location