Reciprocity Print
Art: Reciprocity
Artist: Simone Star
Collection: VTA 2021: Destruction of Land | Destruction of People
Art Description: Prior to colonization and genocide, the Nisenan people lived in reciprocity and balance with the natural world. Historical depictions and representations of Nevada County glorify the “Gold Rush” culture while ignoring the violence committed by white colonizers towards both the land, animals, and original inhabitants.
This piece seeks to depict the contrast between the ways that the Nisenan people lived in sustainable and harmonious relationship with the land, and the exploitation and brutality of the gold rush. On one side the image depicts an open hand in an act of giving and receiving as it touches the arc of a clear ‘Uba (Yuba) river filled with abundant gold. The other side of the image portrays a closed fist grabbing at the last remaining gold in a polluted river.
Print Size: 12” x 16”
Art: Reciprocity
Artist: Simone Star
Collection: VTA 2021: Destruction of Land | Destruction of People
Art Description: Prior to colonization and genocide, the Nisenan people lived in reciprocity and balance with the natural world. Historical depictions and representations of Nevada County glorify the “Gold Rush” culture while ignoring the violence committed by white colonizers towards both the land, animals, and original inhabitants.
This piece seeks to depict the contrast between the ways that the Nisenan people lived in sustainable and harmonious relationship with the land, and the exploitation and brutality of the gold rush. On one side the image depicts an open hand in an act of giving and receiving as it touches the arc of a clear ‘Uba (Yuba) river filled with abundant gold. The other side of the image portrays a closed fist grabbing at the last remaining gold in a polluted river.
Print Size: 12” x 16”
Art: Reciprocity
Artist: Simone Star
Collection: VTA 2021: Destruction of Land | Destruction of People
Art Description: Prior to colonization and genocide, the Nisenan people lived in reciprocity and balance with the natural world. Historical depictions and representations of Nevada County glorify the “Gold Rush” culture while ignoring the violence committed by white colonizers towards both the land, animals, and original inhabitants.
This piece seeks to depict the contrast between the ways that the Nisenan people lived in sustainable and harmonious relationship with the land, and the exploitation and brutality of the gold rush. On one side the image depicts an open hand in an act of giving and receiving as it touches the arc of a clear ‘Uba (Yuba) river filled with abundant gold. The other side of the image portrays a closed fist grabbing at the last remaining gold in a polluted river.
Print Size: 12” x 16”