“The Seneca Army Depot: Life, Land, History” explores the deep and recent history of ecological trauma and land dispossession of the former U.S. military base and munitions depot in Seneca County, New York. The 10,587-acre Depot, once used to house conventional ammunition during World War II, was also the site of several anti-war and anti-nuclear protests as well as the largest recorded herd of white deer in the world (propagated by the depot’s construction). The site employed thousands during its construction and operation from 1941 until the 1990s.
The project draws from archives of site-specific blueprints, maps, photographs, and other material in coordination with Cornell University, the Seneca County Historian’s Office, and the Environmental Protection Agency. It is both a historical and symbolic account of the effects of the depot on plants, animals, and residents of Seneca County.
The project will take the form of a library and gallery exhibit in late spring of 2025 accompanied by an artist-book publication about the site. More information about the exhibition dates, reception, and location will be posted when it becomes available.”
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- Bradley Verhelle, AAP
