Caleb Harman Art

"1881" is an ongoing series that further explores ideas introduced in my Master's exhibition "The Fall of New Zion". Inspired by my age long fascination with science fiction, horror, and a newer interest in history, the body of work is a multi-media exploration of the power of both folk lore and historical narrative and their ability to form emotional connections to our surroundings.

Stories have the ability to alter the relationship we have with the places we inhabit. With a narrative associated to an environment, that space has the potential to grow larger than the area it occupies. "1881" investigates this power of narrative through a variety of voices and mediums to weave a fantastic story in a larger history of the Missouri River Valley region of the Midwest.

What We Saw / Digital Video / 2:49 / 2017

Setting The Scene / 11.5" x 11.5" / Acrylic / 2018

Interview: Kelsey "Z" / 05:43 / Digital Recording / 2017

Alley off Swift Between 28th and 29th Street North Kansas City, Missouri / 71" x 32" / Acrylic / 2017

Setting The Scene / 11.5" x 11.5" / Acrylic / 2018

Evidence: Discarded Printing Block, Private Residence, 27th and Charlotte, Kansas City, Missouri

The Artist as Issac Graves / 31" x 44" / Charcoal and Pastel on Paper / 2017

Merriam Graves in Repose / 6" x 8" / Acrylic on Board / 2017

Sketch of the Baptism Ceremony as Described by Nephi Graves / 4" x 4" / Graphite / 2017

Development of the Parasitic Fungus 'Ophiocordyceps Unilateralis' Stage 1 / 11" x 14" / Acrylic / 2017-2018

Replica of Merriam's Throne / 20" x 20" x 36" / Sycamore Branches, Adhesive, Screws / 2018

Setting The Scene: Weston Bend State Park, Missouri / 15" x 15" / Acrylic on Panel / 2018

Interview: Jamie Comstock / 04:14 / Digital Recording / 2018