"From early on, very early on, I understood that art is not about what you say. It’s about these other things that you don’t say."
"Revival Field" (1991)
"Revival Field," 1991
Pig’s Eye Landfill, St. Paul, Minnesota
Plants, and industrial fencing on a hazardous waste landfill, approximately 60 x 60 x 9 feet
Courtesy the Artist
Pig’s Eye Landfill, St. Paul, Minnesota
Plants, and industrial fencing on a hazardous waste landfill, approximately 60 x 60 x 9 feet
Courtesy the Artist
"Hyperaccumulation is this notion that the plants can suck up so much metal- and we’re talking about heavy metals, not everything- that the plant itself was twenty to forty percent heavy metal when you ashed it, so you could sell it as an ore and pay for this process."
- Mel Chin
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