"Trap Rock," a series of twenty-two photographs, surveys a basalt quarry located ten miles up the Hudson from Dia:Beacon. By drawing on both painterly and photographic traditions, An-My Lê envisions this veteran site in terms that go beyond the specifics of the strictly documentary, in search of what she deems "a larger understanding of history and culture."

Checklist

All works:
Archival pigment print
26 1/2 x 38 inches (67 x 96.5 cm)
Courtesy the artist and Murray Guy, New York


Part I (September 16, 2006–September 2007)

Left to right:
Trap Rock (shot II), 2006
Trap Rock (ore for processing), 2006
Trap Rock (shot I), 2006
Trap Rock (limestone waste I), 2006
Trap Rock (limestone waste II), 2006
Trap Rock (mill I), 2006

Trap Rock (parts depot), 2006
Trap Rock (surge tower and conveyors), 2006
Trap Rock (radial stacker and surge tower), 2006
Trap Rock (storage room and mechanic building), 2006
Trap Rock (truck load out), 2006
Trap Rock (maintenance loader), 2006

Trap Rock (Hudson River I), 2006
Trap Rock (plant), 2006
Trap Rock (stock pile I), 2006
Trap Rock (quarry pit highwall), 2006
Trap Rock (hammer and haul truck), 2006

Trap Rock (fine and coarse material), 2006
Trap Rock (X-conveyor belt), 2006
Trap Rock (stock pile II), 2006
Trap Rock (mill II), 2006
Trap Rock (mill III), 2006


Part II (October 27, 2007–September 1, 2008)

Left to right:
Trap Rock (plant), 2006
Trap Rock (shot II), 2006
Trap Rock (shot I), 2006
Trap Rock (ore for processing), 2006
Trap Rock (excavator), 2007
Trap Rock (X belt and fines stock pile), 2007
Trap Rock (parts depot), 2006
Trap Rock (mill silos I), 2007
Trap Rock (truck load out), 2006
Trap Rock (mill silos II), 2007
Trap Rock (quarry pit highwall), 2006
Trap Rock (Hudson River I), 2006
Trap Rock (stock pile I), 2006
Trap Rock (hammer and haul truck), 2006
Trap Rock (quarry pit highwall), 2007
Trap Rock (primary crush and surge complex), 2007
Trap Rock (stock pile area), 2007
Trap Rock (beach with parts), 2007