Research | Midwestern Geology

Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, Illinois

Research concept stresses collective history, imaging, and creative process

During this project we investigated a method of dot-printing as an expression of geologic time and communicating geologic history through artwork.

HIGHLIGHTS

Moraine Valley Community College is named after a geological zone.
Geology is a physical manifestation of the historical record.
Collective history is a shared experience and a rich connection that may not be obvious to area visitors.

Geologic Time Scale

This is a representation of geologic time in a scale we can understand. This image provided a context for how we framed the idea of connecting to geologic history and manifested it in artwork. A moraine is a remnant left behind after the passage of a glacier. The majority of glaciers in Glacier National Park will have disappeared by the year 2020. By memorializing the glaciers that covered the Illinois area tens of thousands of years ago, we place value on the remaining glaciers in the United States.