Portraits of Place - ‘Walking with the Land’

earth flow drift. carpinteria,ca. 2019. pigment print. on paper, asphaltum, beeswax, mineral pigment, seaweed,flotsam, board.18”x 20”.

asphaltum artist proof. carpinteria, ca. 2019. pigment print. on paper, asphaltum, beeswax, mineral pigment, board. 12”x 16”.

dancing earth. digger bees. cambria,ca. 2019. pigment print. on paper, beeswax, mineral pigment, board. 10”x 10”.

earth rainbow. natural asphaltum exudation. carpinteria, ca. 2019. pigment print. on paper, asphaltum, beeswax, mineral pigment, board. 18”x 24”.

kinky boots. natural asphaltum exudation. carpinteria, ca. 2019. pigment print. on paper, asphaltum, board. 18”x 24”.

tears from within. natural asphaltum exudation. carpinteria, ca. 2019. pigment print. on paper, asphaltum, beeswax, mineral pigment, board. 16” x 20”.

living hill. cambria ca. pigment print. on paper, board. 16” x 20”.

Portraits of Place - ‘Walking with the Land’

The Unceded lands of the yak tityu tityu yak tahini, Northern Chumash Nation and the Coastal Band of Chumash Nation.

Birrer’s pieces create an energetic wound become analog for environmental degradation.

Portraits of Place- are an experimental series of canvases. The tension between process and synaptic moment are a response to environmental degradation and encroachment.

The pieces incorporate natural materials over a pigment-print base, creating a subtly altered image

The ‘mediums’ include asphaltum, unprocessed beeswax, seaweed alginate, plant fiber, gum arabic, and earth pigments which are gathered from traditional sources, using sustainable practice.

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“Materiality”. Birrer & Coloma. Werby Gallery. California University, Long Beach CA. February 2019.

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