Ruth Morgan “Requiem: The Remains of the Day” Exhibition Opening Reception

The exhibit is a departure for me — devoid of people or portraits, I hoped that the raw landscapes with only the charred personal remains of its residents would ultimately evoke their presence. While much of my earlier work was about the survival of men and women and youth impacted by a criminal justice system that is skewed against the poor and marginalized, Requiem: The Remains of the Day is about the devastation and near obliteration of the small Sierra town caused in large part by manmade climate change and industrial greed.