Site One: Billboard near Julesburg, I-76 .3 Mi east of Exit 172

September 12 — October 9, 2022

About the Artist:

Elliot Ross (b.1990) is an internationally exhibited photographer based in Colorado. His work has been widely published, with notable print features in National Geographic, TIME, The New York Times and The New Yorker. His work focuses on the human condition of the American West and how history and physical environments shape community and culture. Within this framework, his ongoing work investigates the water crisis unfolding across the American West, how indigenous communities of arctic Alaska are facing climate change through self determination, what the unresolved histories and residual ideologies of Manifest Destiny can tell us today, and the divisive nature of geopolitical borders. A desire for understanding and establishing common ground on polarized issues is a common theme throughout Ross’s work. In recognition of this, the National Geographic Society named Ross a National Geographic Explorer in 2019 for his ongoing documentary work in Alaskan Arctic communities. In May of 2019, Ross published his second book with the imprint Gnomic Book titled American Backyard.