Restoration (Deerfield) 33”x43”, cyanotype and silkscreen mounted on cradled wooden panels. This piece is part of a larger body of work focused on superfund and brownfield sites found in Northeast Ohio. The state of Ohio currently has approximately 57 superfund sites. The focus of this piece is the superfund site found in Deerfield Ohio. Per the Ohio EPA- This 11.5-acre site is located on a former coal strip mine containing a coal wash pond and stockpile. From 1974 to 1978, the site was used as a waste disposal facility for oil, resin, paint and metal plating sludge, and flammable and chlorinated solvents. Wastes were stored in underground storage tanks, 55-gallon drums, and in an open pit. Two surface water ponds and an incinerator were also located on-site. Some waste was incinerated and some was buried or dumped on the soil. The groundwater, soil, surface water, and sediments were contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, volatile organic compounds, phenols, phthalates, and heavy metals. The site was listed in the Superfund National Priorities List in September of 1983. On August 17, 2022, EPA removed the land/soil portion of the Summit National site from the NPL after determining that the soil cleanup was complete, and no further action was necessary other than continued operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews. The groundwater portion of the site is undergoing a long-term cleanup and remains on the NPL along with the surface water and sediments that shallow groundwater may discharge to. More about this superfund site can be found here: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.Cleanup&id=0504617#bkground My ambition with this work was to capture the ways in which the site reflects both devastation and recovery as well as the resiliency of the natural world. This piece is currently on display @akron_soul_train . A special note: A big thank you to @meryle_art for expertly installing the work. #alternativephotography #silkscreen #printmaking #contemporaryprintmaking #contemporaryprint #peopleofprint #art #ohioartist #ohioart #kentohio #artistsontumblr https://www.instagram.com/p/CmfKZicLXfD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
