God I relate to this.

This data was paid for by the public and therefore it is free for scientists, artists, and anyone else to use, at least for the time being.

It was created in part with publicly available governmental geospatial data. Specifically, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Minnesota Wetlands dataset and The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office Lidar Elevation dataset.

I cannot help but connect its irony to my feelings about parenthood. Bounty and scarcity, joy and fear, inevitable unpredictable change. This is the seed that created this body of work.

If you’re wondering a bit about the work…I commute to Northfield MN everyday and I spend time thinking about this strange land that is both full of fresh water and drought prone. There issomething nonsensical about it to me.

Trying not to dwell too much on my misspent 20s as I still qualify for “early career” opportunities in my middle age.