On the Edge: The Labor and Environment of Dimensional Stone Quarries, Photographs by Michael Schultz

Name: On the Edge: The Labor and Environment of Dimensional Stone Quarries, Photographs by Michael Schultz
Start: 2025-01-17T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-17T21:00:00-06:00
Location: 1000 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202

Schedule

Fri Jan 17 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1000 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202 | Milwaukee, WI

Join us for a special Gallery Night Event—Jan. 17, 5-9 p.m. Featuring a Gallery Talk with the Artist at 7 p.m.
FREE admission
We are pleased to once again share Michael Schultz’s photography with our patrons and campus community. Over past 15 years, we have presented his Foundry Work (2010), Forge Work (2015), and his exploration of Electric Steel (2021). The present exhibition represents a departure from the metallurgical industries to focus on yet another industry borne out of the earth—quarry work.
While the thematic focus has changed, what remains consistent through Mike’s work is his treatment of space. Again, he demonstrates a gift for capturing the sheer size and scale of these monumental industrial operations. Over the course of this years-long project, he has visited quarries in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Vermont, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and even Portugal.
Through his work, we are treated to awe-inspiring views of an entire industry, from breaking and drilling to the stone cutters at work in refinement and finishing. The superbly crafted images celebrate the light within while directing our attention to the labor and laborers of heavy industry.