John Sabraw, American
Chroma S6 1, 2019
This is one of the pieces in the collection of “Unearthed Topographies,” dedicated to the hidden network of underground coal miners. Sabraw uses the acid mine drainage (AMD) extracted from the polluted streams in Ohio as the paint pigment of his artworks. This piece, along with others in the collection, is meant to symbolize the paradox of the coal mining industry, in which they are both the marvelous outcome of human intelligence and engineering and the symbol of our consumption and desire. Potentially a model for the future clean-up solution, this artwork collection is hoping to provide a closed-loop solution by extracting the pollutant out of the environment while providing eco jobs to the local communities. Label by Yifei He