With the title of her book, art and art history professor Deborah Haynes emphasizes that she lives, works, and creates art in a particular site in the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The subtitle indicates that place is the arena for investigating engagement with the land and nature, art and creativity, and spiritual life. Throughout Book of This Place, Haynes explores the significance of place in our fragmented world using her artistic practice as an example. In the face of contemporary global crises, she believes that we have a moral imperative to address how we live and work in the physical environment.
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