Chaco Canyon is an original cut paper artwork from Alessandra Gutierrez's Endangered Landscapes series, which explores American landscapes facing environmental and political pressure. Inspired by Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, the piece honors a landscape shaped by centuries of human history, where monumental Ancestral Pueblo architecture, desert formations, and an extraordinary relationship with the natural world reveal a place of profound cultural significance.
Although Chaco Canyon is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the surrounding cultural landscape remains vulnerable to development and environmental pressures. Through intricate cut paper, this work considers the delicate relationship between preservation and loss, honoring a place whose significance extends far beyond its physical boundaries.
One of the most distinctive qualities of the artwork is the way it transforms with light. When illuminated, the cut paper casts an intricate shadow onto the wall, creating a second image that shifts with the movement of light. The piece becomes both a portrait of a remarkable landscape and a reminder of the histories and natural places we have a responsibility to protect.
21.75 × 21.75 inches
Intricately cut from 80 lb. premium textured solid-core cardstock
Individually cut, signed, and numbered
Limited Edition of 50
From the Endangered Landscapes series
Unframed (magnetic hanging frame available for separate purchase)
Free shipping
Chaco Canyon is an original cut paper artwork from Alessandra Gutierrez's Endangered Landscapes series, which explores American landscapes facing environmental and political pressure. Inspired by Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, the piece honors a landscape shaped by centuries of human history, where monumental Ancestral Pueblo architecture, desert formations, and an extraordinary relationship with the natural world reveal a place of profound cultural significance.
Although Chaco Canyon is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the surrounding cultural landscape remains vulnerable to development and environmental pressures. Through intricate cut paper, this work considers the delicate relationship between preservation and loss, honoring a place whose significance extends far beyond its physical boundaries.
One of the most distinctive qualities of the artwork is the way it transforms with light. When illuminated, the cut paper casts an intricate shadow onto the wall, creating a second image that shifts with the movement of light. The piece becomes both a portrait of a remarkable landscape and a reminder of the histories and natural places we have a responsibility to protect.
21.75 × 21.75 inches
Intricately cut from 80 lb. premium textured solid-core cardstock
Individually cut, signed, and numbered
Limited Edition of 50
From the Endangered Landscapes series
Unframed (magnetic hanging frame available for separate purchase)
Free shipping
