Description:
The project’s research involved transplanting invasive plants which were found growing on the campuses of the Claremont Colleges and their affiliated institutions. By restricting the investigation to vegetation classified as alien-invasive species by the California Invasive Species Advisory Council, a determination was made as to which so-called invasive species have infiltrated this site. The execution of this project followed strict scientific methodologies and research strategies and uses the findings to draw broader interdisciplinary cultural inferences to the topic of the immigrant ecology of invasive species. The image depicts a murky space in which the plants grew and propagated and functions as a metaphor for fears about immigrants, specifically specious notions about reproduction and disruptions to the balance of power.
Title:
Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Incubation)
Year:
2015
Media:
Powder coated aluminum lightbox with fluorescent tubes, white plexiglass, orange extension cord, Duratrans inkjet print
Dimensions:
30” x 40” x 5”
