Dirt at Riverdale Regional Park
Artist Libby Barbee created Dirt as a response to the complexity of the relationship between farming operations and the environment. How does this relationship affect healthy soils, and how can we improve this relationship?
Dirt is a kinetic sculpture that features moving images of debris and compost photographed on farms and in Libby’s own vegetable garden. The rotating images are housed inside of an old silo from Trevithick Farm. Dirt was part of agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land, a collaboration with Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and the Longmont Museum featuring works by 18 national and local artists.
This permanent installation is on view at Riverdale Regional Park.
About Libby Barbee
Libby was raised on the southeastern plains of Colorado and currently lives in Denver, CO. She received her MFA from the Mount Royal School of Art at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed her undergraduate studies at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO; receiving a BFA in painting, a BFA in Art History, and a BA in French Language.
Learn more about Libby on her website or by following her on social media.
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