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JEFF LOVETT(917) 714-6973

jeff@jefovett.net

www.jefovett.net

BLACK SEAMSedimentation,

extraction, riches,and devastation inthe coal elds ofAppalachia.

The presence of coal inuences every artifact andexperience of Appalachia. My work is an attempt to

unmask the elusive relationship we have with coalthrough a dialectical exploration of materials, recordsand sites.

Historically coal from Appalachia powered theAmerican industrial revolution and created mining

towns that were extremely prosperous. These towns,like the industries that facilitated their growth, werenot meant to last. The powerful and transient impact

of coal is apparent in the crumbling, once decadent,mining towns that sprung from the coal elds ofAppalachia and in the people who remain there.

The materiality of coal is rarely engaged rst hand butthe presence of these prehistoric solar batteries can be

felt in nearly every experience.

For those living outside of dying coal towns,

remembering coal and their direct relationship toit can be difcult. When the bituminous coal foundin Appalachia is burned, it releases solar energy

collected 330 million years ago by monumental forests.Charging a cellphone or enjoying the warm glow of anincandescent lamp is facilitated by the biological labor

put forth in the Carboniferous period.

To understand the impact that coal has and will

have on our society we must understand the wayit has shaped our collective past. Like thecommunities, geologies and histories found

in the coal elds of Appalachia, the worksin this exhibition accrue meaningthrough their relationships

with one another.

EXHIBITION GUIDE

EXHIBITION SCHEDULEReception: Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 7 - 9pmExhibition: May 10th through May 21st, 2011

Location: Trisolini Gallery, Athens Ohio.Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am - 4pm

Thursdays 10am - 8 pm

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A BRIDGE TO

THE FUTURE40x 15x 15

Mixed-mediaA hand-controlledviewing of the 1980

Exxon lm Coal: A

Bridge to the Future.

CARBONIFEROUS

DIORAMA81 x 42Inkjet Print

An enlarged image froma typical geology textbook of the carbonifer-

ous diorama at the FieldMuseum in Chicago.

BITUMINOUS

COAL78x 130x 6Bituminous coal from

the Buckinghamunderground coal minenear Corning, Ohio.

TROPICAL

WETLANDS10 minute video loop on asilver screen.

Thermal video of the

Ohio University Coalred heating plant.

AMD SCANS13x 19 and 41x 56Ink jet Prints on AluminumA Mobile Platen

Scanning Unit imageof Acid Mine Drainagedeposits.

TERRARIUM19x 384x 120Mixed Media

100 miles of mountain

top removal: WestVirginia. 32 feet of ghost

town: Santoy, Ohio.

FLOOD MARK 191382x 27Inkjet PrintScans of a second story

bathroom door from adry goods store turned

biker bar in Malta Ohio.

BLACK SEAM6x 9

BooksThese books were createdin conjunction with an

ongoing body of researchand work. Some of whichis in this exhibition.