Terranova Vision uses landscape art as a tool for both saving communities affected by large-scale resource extraction or political conflict and creating works that encourage awareness of environmental issues and the contextuality of art. Working to restore “destroyed landscapes,” the program emphasizes the interconnectedness of communities, artists and scientists, and the land itself.
The restoration program helps areas transition away from extractive economies while strengthening community networks. Recruiting unemployed workers Terranova Vision provides training in design and ecology while working in conjunction with area colleges and government agencies to provide resources and education. This approach helps in the vocational readjustment of displaced workers and makes the projects an integral part of local life by relying on the skills of residents–a strategy used by the New Deal public works programs of the 1930s. Under the guidance of Herman Prigann, Terranova Vision has restored postindustrial landscapes and created the Circle of Remembrance marking the division and unification of Germany during the mid through late twentieth century.
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. Historian Shae Davidson's research interests include public policy and the relationship between culture and civil society. His publications range from articles on industrial history to absurdist poetry.
