Twelve + One
sago mine 10 year anniversary installation
hand-shredded Photographs and artifacts gathered at the Sago mine by the artist. this installation was created in remembrance of the Sago Mine Disaster of January, 2006 in Sago, West virginia. After an explosion, miners were trapped two miles underground without properly working breathing equipment. Twelve miners were killed, one miraculously survived. this disaster was a formative memory for LML as a child, and forever bonded her to the blue collar workers of west virginia.
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may they rest in peace
Thomas P. Anderson // Alva M. Bennett // James Bennett
Jerry L. Groves // George J. Hamner // Terry Helms
Jesse L. Jones // David W. Lewis // Martin Toler Jr.
Fred G. Ware // Jackie L. Weaver // Marshall Winans
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hale
coincident
agency
contention
impetus
duodenary
detritus
original artist statement
blonde cedar curiosity cabinet built by the artist, artifacts from sago mine
blonde cedar curiosity cabinets installed in Visual Arts Center, huntington, W.Va.
hand-shredded photographs suspended for installation in visual arts Center
artifacts from sago, antler, miner's scrit, coal, bulbs
artifact cabinet
photograph and artifact cabinet
installation detail