Presentation
Does the Land Remember?
Land is contentious; we fight wars over it, we claim to own it, and then manipulate it for our use. When I moved onto new property, sharing ground with native histories, I encountered an ancient energy. I began to think about our place in time, reflecting––whose land it is anyway. Even though I hold the deed, in my heart I know that I don’t own this land.
Are the peoples who have come before encrusted in these hills? Does the land, eretz, remember? If so, how are the memories and energies released, and will I become the silt of its history? In my project I seek answers to these questions.
I will present this work, which is a prayer that we will reflect on our relationship to the land that we inhabit, and our larger obligation to Earth. Only then can we have peace upon it.
Dena Elisabeth Eber
Dena Elisabeth Eber is an artist based in Northwest Ohio. She just released her first monograph, “You Refuse to Believe That You Ever Liked Pink” with Schilt Publishing. Dr. Eber has shown her work at venues including The Brand Art Center in LA, Gallery D-ART, SIGGRAPH, SPE, the Griffin Museum, and the Manifest Gallery, and was named on PhotoLucida’s Critical Mass Finalist list.
Dr. Eber is a Professor of Photography and Digital Arts at Bowling Green State University where she has taught since 1997. She earned her Ph.D. and her MFA in Art from the University of Georgia, and her MS in Computer Science and her BS in Mathematics from Colorado State University.
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