Torreya Cummings

Wherein the nameless protagonist accidently
drives her pickup into the disco, a Western



Love Songs For Radio Hell, 2008-ongoing

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, 2010

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






(Photo: Jessica Rosen)



Leadville II, Outpost, 2008

exterior installation view






(Photo: Jessica Rosen)



Leadville II, Outpost, 2008

interior installation view






(Photo: Almost Scientific)



Remote Control Tumbleweeds, 2008

rc cars, tumbleweeds, zip ties







John Wayne Strap-On + Tongue and Groove Circle Jerk, 2009

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






(Photo: Almost Scientific)



Space Capsule I, 2009

bronze cactus, glitter, mineral oil, glass, aluminum







Space Capsule II, 2009

trophy top, glitter, glass, aluminum







Ghostriders, 2008

plumbing hardware, light fixture, water, graphite powder, plastic cowboy figurines







Cowboi in Discowonderland, 2008

glass, aluminum, baby oil, glitter, plastic figurine







Pleasure Seeker III (model salt flat, conditions approximate), 2009

duratrans photo and light box







Pleasure Seeker I (model salt flat, conditions approximate), 2009

duratrans photo and light box







Salt Flat, Conditions Approximate, 2009

evaporated salt water, electric light





(Photo: Almost Scientific)


installation view, 2009









By the time we got to Leadville, everyone had left, 2008

lumber, architectural salvage, electricity, salt







untitled coffee painting, 2008

graphite and coffee on paper







untitled coffee painting, 2008

graphite and coffee on paper







Bearsuit, 2007

C-print





(Photo: Almost Scientific)



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