Oh, Columbia (with detail)

Oh, Columbia (with detail)

Artist: Mary Babcock

Title: Oh, Columbia (with detail)

Attribution: Oh, Columbia, 2019, Mary Babcock

Year: 2019

Materials: installation with hand-stitched and laminated household wax paper, thread, salt

Dimensions: 12’ x 24’ x 24’ as shown (Oxygen Art Center)

Image Statement: Referencing the flooding of the historical town of Vanport, OR - a largely African American community- the work is intended as a cautionary tale regarding the impacts of reckless greed, drawing parallels to current global existential threats and to our apparent acquiescence with climate apartheid.