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Go behind the scenes of the exhibition. "Disestablishment: John Raymond Mireles" overturns the traditional museum experience by inviting the public to destroy photographs of remote landscapes that have recently had their US National Monument status revoked and been opened to drilling and mining. The destruction of the images question complicity by mimicking the fate that awaits the scenic sites.
Local San Diego artist 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 – January 30, 2022. Public destruction events held September 16 and 17, 2021.
Visit sdmart.org/exhibition/disestablishment-john-raymond-mireles to learn more about the exhibition and Public Destruction Event dates.
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Go behind the scenes of the exhibition. "Disestablishment: John Raymond Mireles" overturns the traditional museum experience by inviting the public to destroy photographs of remote landscapes that have recently had their US National Monument status revoked and been opened to drilling and mining. The destruction of the images question complicity by mimicking the fate that awaits the scenic sites.
Local San Diego artist 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 – January 30, 2022. Public destruction events held September 16 and 17, 2021.
Visit sdmart.org/exhibition/disestablishment-john-raymond-mireles to learn more about the exhibition and Public Destruction Event dates.
Website | SDMArt.org
Disestablishment: John Raymond Mireles | sdmart.org/exhibition/disestablishment-john-raymond-mireles
John Raymond Mireles | jraymondm.com
Instagram | instagram.com/SanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Facebook | facebook.com/TheSanDiegoMuseumOfArt
Twitter | twitter.com/SDMA
