Mel Chin’s work blends the lines of science, social activism
and art in his use of land. Though many
writers and critics struggle to classify his work, it is often lumped together
in the board category of activist art.
This categorization, though it provides a convenient lens through which
to view his work, does his work an
injustice. Ultimately, Chin’s work is a cross-media poetic expression of change
for himself, and others, as well as the transformation towards that change.
Through my research I will explore how Chin utilizes land to
display these themes while transitioning through classifications of political,
scientific, and socially minded art.
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