Kaskaskia
Once a multicultural regional center in the 18th century, Kaskaskia is a small town in southern Illinois whose tumultuous crawl through history has been dictated by a combination of powerful natural and man-made forces which shaped the Mississippi River. Increasing commerce and industry purposed rivers in the area for steamboat transport, in addition to increased lumber manufacture which resulted in significant shore deforestation. Repeated flooding stripped away layers of history from the area, sharing a similar fate with other towns along the rivers.
Once a multicultural regional center in the 18th century, Kaskaskia is a small town in southern Illinois whose tumultuous crawl through history has been dictated by a combination of powerful natural and man-made forces which shaped the Mississippi River. Increasing commerce and industry purposed rivers in the area for steamboat transport, in addition to increased lumber manufacture which resulted in significant shore deforestation. Repeated flooding stripped away layers of history from the area, sharing a similar fate with other towns along the rivers.
Kaskaskia (diptych)
Watercolor, acrylic, graphite, and carbon on panel
24x37"
2014
24x37"
2014
Kaskaskia (left panel)
Kaskaskia (right panel)
Left panel detail
Right panel detail
Left panel detail
Right panel detail
Surface detail
Surface detail
