Valley Tilt, 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, walnut. 51“w x 56“h x 2’’d
Valley Tilt (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, walnut. 51“w x 56“h x 2’’d
Valley Tilt (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, walnut. 51“w x 56“h x 2’’d
Valley Tilt (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, walnut. 51“w x 56“h x 2’’d
Ponds, 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum over panel, 36“w x 29“h x 1.5’’d
Ponds, 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum over panel, 36“w x 29“h x 1.5’’d
Ponds, 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum over panel, 36“w x 29“h x 1.5’’d
Moodswings, 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Silver Peak, 2021. Archival Pigment Print on plaster . 30“w x 22“h x .75’’d
Silver Peak, 2021. Archival Pigment Print on plaster . 30“w x 22“h x .75’’d
Copper and Graphite Limbs, 2021. Industrial graphite, epoxy clay, alder branch, Copper, adhesive. 6.5“w x 72“h x 8’’d (graphite) and 19“w x 69“h x 8.4’’d (copper)
Mallow, 2019. Ceramic, 10.5“w x 5.5“h x 8.5d
Installation Image
Installation Image
Installation Image
Moodswings (detail), 2021. Archival Pigment Prints on aluminum, brass. 54“w x 92“h
Installation image
Silver Peak
Solo exhibition at Local Language Oakland, CA
November 5-December 9, 2021
Over the course of her residency at Local Language, Rachelle Reichert created artworks using satellite images of the Clayton Valley, Nevada, the site of the only active lithium salt ponds in the United States.
Over 150 years ago, the Clayton Valley, sacred to the Shoshone tribe, was colonized by white settlers seeking silver, salt, and gold. When lithium was found near the town of Silver Peak, private companies began extracting the element. Lithium is used to treat mental illness by calming the brain. It is also used in batteries for smart technologies such as smartphones, electric cars, and computers. A renewed rush for resources has begun.
In Silver Peak, Reichert challenges the notion of objectivity that is assumed when an algorithmic data visualizer composites satellite imagery into a visual description of a place. She manipulates the images of the lithium ponds and surrounding environment, then prints the images onto shaped aluminum panels. Her arrangements play with form and color, highlighting her subjective understanding of the land.
