Natural Scars

In the middle of a massive desert of western United States, beautiful rocks formations were formed slowly through time. The sandy heated west winds and the San Juan River breeze were shaping today’s landmark, Mexican hat. For millions of years, mother nature efficiently processed natural elements slow and steadily, the river shifted through time created fascinating meander Goosenecks of San Juan River. From weathering and erosion inch by inch sculpting magnificent rock shape which we then called Sombrero or the upside-down Mexican hat. Through periods and many of shifting, weathering, and erosion, all part of the natural processes until the arrival of settlers. The natural component of the area got interrupted by non-natural human-made machines and tools. Many punching, digging, and drilling finally left the “empty” unwanted land after their profit.

The “Natural Scars” map was constructed by the natural scars from both natural and non-natural causes. The map exposed the invisible aspects of the site such as the wound from oil drilling, the minerals found on the site, and shifted river through time. Also, the senses and visible aspects such as the soil types, the texture of the land, and climate and temperature of Mexican hat