Ancestral Ground Size:24x36 A manufactured object resting in

A manufactured object resting in a landscape that predates it by millions of years

Final dimensions are determined in collaboration with the collector

traces of that history remain etched into stone

Specialized plants grow here with shallow

an alignment I couldn’t have planned better myself

Ancestral Ground Size:24x36 A manufactured object resting inNew Mexico, United States I typically avoid photographing anything man made. Cities, structures, and modern artifacts rarely hold my attention for long. There are exceptions. Ancient works, created with purpose and carried forward through time, are one of them. Petroglyphs, in particular, have always drawn me in. These markings are often dismissed as simple rock art. They are not. Through conversations with Navajo friends and others who carry this