Margeaux Walter
Sedimental
October 6, 2023 – January 5, 2024

Artist Statement:
Working specifically in and around Joshua Tree, I am focusing on simple modifications of the landscape through subtle hand-made interventions. The slow degradation of environments is not always noticeable until it’s too late, and it is this subtlety that I am interested in. To create these works, I have been photographing micro sections of the landscape, printing them onto fabric, and then sewing them into outfits and drapery.

I then use my body in conversation with the landscape covered in these prints to form simple, targeted, visual interventions. My intent is to engage with viewers on the practice of seeing ; using camouflage tactics to garner a second glance with my images, I encourage the practice of looking more than once at one’s surrounding environment.

Artist Bio:
Margeaux Walter is based in Joshua Tree and utilizes mediums including photography, installation, video, and performance to portray issues related to conservation, climate change, consumption, and waste. She has been awarded artist-in-residence programs at organizations such as Montalvo Arts Center, MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, VCCA, JTHAR, BigCi in Bilpin, Australia (Environmental award) and at Joshua Tree National Park. Her work has been exhibited nationwide at institutions including MOCA in LA, Hunterdon Art Museum, The Center for Photography in Woodstock, Tacoma Art Museum, and the Griffin Museum of
Photography. Her work is featured in publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, and Boston Globe.

www.margeauxwalter.com