Project Website: mojaveproject.org
Project Dates: 2014 – ongoing
Publication: The Mojave Project Reader, Vol I – IV
The Mojave Project reconsiders and establishes multiple ways to interpret this unique and complex landscape by associating and connecting seemingly unrelated sites, themes and subjects, thereby creating a speculative and immersive experience for our audience.
Begun in late 2014, The Mojave Project is an ongoing, multi-year endeavor materializing over time through deep research and direct field inquiry through interviews, reportage and personal journaling supported by photography, audio and video documentation. By blending documentary, curatorial, and immersive media approaches, the project offers richer entry points into ecological, cultural and spatial dynamics of the desert.
Field Dispatches are shared throughout the production period, including those of notable guest contributors. A program of public field trip experiences and satellite events explores the diverse communities and sites of the Mojave Desert. The initial phase of the project is designed to make ongoing research transparent, inviting the audience into the conversation as the project develops. Ultimately, The Mojave Project aims to create a comprehensive transmedia repository of knowledge relating to the contemporary Mojave Desert.
The project was first launched for Made in the Mojave at MOAH (Museum of Art & History) in Lancaster, California, during the spring of 2017. Partnering with LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) through support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Curatorial Fellowship program, The Mojave Project was exhibited during the fall of 2018. In addition, Stringfellow coordinated two Mojave Desert field trips to provide participants with an immersive on-site experience in conjunction with this exhibition. In 2022, the project was exhibited at UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art with related public programming, including the April 2022 Amargosa Immersion field tour. Please sign up on our mailing list for information on future events.
Funding for The Mojave Project is provided through California Humanities, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, San Diego State University, DEW Foundation, and a gift from Ed Ruscha. Additional project support was provided through a Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to Kim Stringfellow in 2015. The Mojave Project is a project of the Fulcrum Arts EMERGE Program. Project partners include KCET Artbound, UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Nevada Museum of Art, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), MOAH (Museum of Art & History) and The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association.
To view the photographic portfolio for this project, visit this link.
View the KCET Artbound short film on The Mojave Project produced in 2015.
