{"product_id":"evidence-copy","title":"Coal Slurry Dear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Powers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoal Slurry Dear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMantle Sculpture\u003cbr\u003eMixed media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is a real taxidermic buck, mounted by Powers' brother. Powers told me his brother did a shotty DIY job and gave it to him. Powers soaks it in an unknown goo, and truthfully I wouldn't be surprised if he actually dipped the mount into a coal slurry pit, which is prevalent in McDowell County, West Virginia. The mount carries a collage of local newspapers reporting on the environmental impact mountaintop removal and the coal industry have had on the land, and on how that has directly impinged on people's fundamental rights to clean water, plumbing, and schooling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowers works as both painter and materialist, allowing found objects to carry their own histories. Bone, metal, and wood are left visibly aged, scarred, and altered by time. The piece balances unease with reverence, suggesting themes of land use, memory, survival, and what is left behind in Appalachia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Powers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247188234351,"sku":"POWERS-MOUNT-COALSLURRY","price":1980.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/6317\/8863\/files\/Coal_Slurry_Dear.jpg?v=1788817423","url":"https:\/\/formatoart.com\/products\/evidence-copy","provider":"Formato Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}