Looking For America: Salt Lake City
The Looking for America: Salt Lake City exhibition will be free and open to the public at The City Library until September 25, 2019.
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Are you a Salt Lake resident?
Do you have a tradition, food, place, or object that relates to the experience of being American in Salt Lake City? Add a brief story and make yourself and your community a part of the Looking for America collection.
Text LFAMERICA to 414-11 or visit the collection here to get started.
Local Partners
Andrew alba
“Down for the money”
Concrete basketballs, reclaimed hardwood, fabric
Fidalis buehler
“All American — No Man’s Land”
miguel galaz
“The Migrant Whale, 2019”
Grey whale, mixed media, 30’ x 96’
jiyoun lee-lodge
“Fluid language series”
Paper cut out installation, 30” x 30” each
Meet the Artists
“I want to believe people are curious about what 'others' are but inevitably keep their guards up till they feel safe with 'others.' Salt Lake City is having an influx of people from other states and countries more now. I hope people’s curiosity sparks more embracing and exploration rather than a building up of suspicions.”
jiyoun lee-lodge
Nancy rivera
“Social Security Card (xxx-xx-xxxx), Mexican (Passport photo, 1999), Mexican-American (Passport photo, 2017)”
3.75 x 2.5 in, thread, paper, 2018 - 4.65 x 6 in, thread, linen cloth, 2019 - 4.65 x 6 in, thread, linen cloth, 2019
“I often get asked, ‘Where are you from?’ which makes me pause before answering. I have lived in Salt Lake City for 20 years—longer than I lived in my native country—but retained a slight accent that sets me apart. It's only recently that I began identifying as Mexican-American and I'm slowly figuring out what that means.”
nancy rivera
Horacio Rodriguez
“Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?”
Ceramics, gold lustre, ceramic decals, underglaze and metal (2019)
jorge rojas
“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot!”
Video documentation of performance (3 min, 25 sec)
“Tether”
Video documentation of performance (6 min, 50 sec)
“Being American in Salt Lake City means being Latinx, Pacific Islander, Native American, Muslim, Asian, White, Mormon, LGBTQ, straight, immigrant, refugee, undocumented, and so much more. We have close to 50,000 refugees, speaking more than 40 languages. But many in our community live in fear of ICE raids. Most live with the hope of being free.”
jorge rojas
xi zhang
“Arc”
Acrylic on canvas