Mary V. Marsh
Oakland, CA
www.mvmarsh.com
IG: @quitecontrarypress

California Landmarks: A Collection of Landscapes by Latitude
2024
Photopolymer intaglio, Cloister Old type, watercolor on Rives BFK. Foil stamp title on Cialux bookcloth spine. Drumleaf binding, Vandyke photogram covers.
8 x 11 x 5/8″ closed

Artist Statement

California Landmarks is a collection of landscapes with cell towers camouflaged as trees.

A series of nine sites are photographed with a cell phone through a tourist’s eye; a tour in GPS order.

It is inspired by the history of the transformation of the American west, and the documentation by early photographers promoting a new tourism industry. Formatted like a photo album, it’s a view of our contemporary built environment with a future nostalgia. Created and printed by Mary V. Marsh at Kala Art Institute. The Vandyke photogram covers are made from “branches” collected at the sites.