Tuesday, December 8, 2009

GOOD COB, BAD COB





The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's latest environmental installation featured in the Coachella Valley Arts building in Indio, California is all about corn!The story of corn is an all-Americas story with far-reaching results—bringing a food source from the New World to the rest of the globe. Corn is believed to have originated through the natural crossings of gamagrass and teosinthe in Mexico. Archeologists have discovered evidence of corn 200 feet below Mexico City and date the corn to be approximately 80,000 years old. Through the domestication of corn, humans have been able to feed, cloth and flourish. Whole societies and cultures have been built upon the successful harvesting of corn. It is still true today.
In GOOD COB, BAD COB we explore the challenges of this golden crop and the environmental role that it plays.

This exhibit also celebrates the artistic virtues of corn and how it has inspired us to look at the grain, the ears, the husk, the stalk and the silk in many different ways. All the art work in GOOD COB, BAD COB has been created using reused and/or recycle materials. Corn cobs have been reinvented using old records, reused canvases explore the language of corn and actual products made from corn from the Nebraska Corn Board are displayed.