Torreya Cummings
Wherein the nameless protagonist accidently
drives her pickup into the disco, a Western
Love Songs For Radio Hell, 2008-ongoing
Leftover West, 2010
(Photo: Jessica Rosen) Leadville II, Outpost, 2008
(Photo: Jessica Rosen) Leadville II, Outpost, 2008
(Photo: Almost Scientific) Remote Control Tumbleweeds, 2008
John Wayne Strap-On + Tongue and Groove Circle Jerk, 2009
(Photo: Almost Scientific) Space Capsule I, 2009
Space Capsule II, 2009
Ghostriders, 2008
Cowboi in Discowonderland, 2008
Pleasure Seeker III (model salt flat, conditions approximate), 2009
Pleasure Seeker I (model salt flat, conditions approximate), 2009
Salt Flat, Conditions Approximate, 2009
(Photo: Almost Scientific) installation view, 2009
By the time we got to Leadville, everyone had left, 2008
untitled coffee painting, 2008
untitled coffee painting, 2008
Bearsuit, 2007
(Photo: Almost Scientific)
L.S.F.R.H is an "invisible earthwork", which will be located along Highway 50 in a long, sparsely populated valley between Austin, NV and Ely, Nv. It consists of an ongoing low power FM radio broadcast and a booklet/compilation CD.
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Leftover West is a series of photographs of roadside ruins, of ghost towns, historic sites, remnants, of previous inhabitations and routes in the western United States.
partial portfolio

exterior installation view

interior installation view

rc cars, tumbleweeds, zip ties

stilts, boots, leather, bronze, cement, salt, flooring, ratchet strap,
salt, plastic funnel, steel, shoe polish, miscellaneous hardware

bronze cactus, glitter, mineral oil, glass, aluminum

trophy top, glitter, glass, aluminum
plumbing hardware, light fixture, water, graphite powder, plastic cowboy figurines
glass, aluminum, baby oil, glitter, plastic figurine
duratrans photo and light box
duratrans photo and light box
evaporated salt water, electric light
lumber, architectural salvage, electricity, salt
graphite and coffee on paper
graphite and coffee on paper
C-print
