HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Abstract

HOW DID WE GET HERE AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? is a thesis exhibition that consists of two series of lithographic prints, All I’ve Seen, and Encounters on a Hog Farm and a self-portrait titled It Weighs on You Like Heavy Rain. They depict my experience working on an industrial hog confinement for four summers in Iowa. I navigate this industry in my work through my memories, through the things I saw and experienced and I focus on the things that impacted me. This collection of work depicts the workings of industrial hog farming and the complications of operating a large-scale farm. Much of this is not seen by many. Through my work, I shine a light on the realities of an industry that are usually invisible.