4256 x 2831 px | 36 x 24 cm | 14,2 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
3 avril 2012
Lieu:
Salvation Mount, Niland, Southern California, USA.
Informations supplémentaires:
Salvation Mountain is a colorful art installation covering much of a small hill north of Niland, California, near Slab City and just several miles from the Salton Sea. It is made from adobe, straw, and thousands of gallons of paint. It was created by Leonard Knight to convey the message that "God Loves Everyone." Steps cut into the side of the hill lead to the summit, which is topped by a cross. Salvation Mountain also features many large straw bale and adobe walls supported by a matrix of logs enclosing several cave-like spaces. Knight lived full-time at the site in a small cabin mounted on the rear of a 1930s-vintage Chevrolet truck. Like Salvation Mountain, Knight's "Salvation Truck" and a collection of other vehicles and machinery are entirely covered with paint and Biblical quotes. . Once labeled an environmental hazard, the hill was threatened with removal by Imperial County. Although the project is an unauthorized one on state land, Salvation Mountain was placed under protection in 2002 when Senator Barbara Boxer entered it into the Congressional Record as a national treasure. Leonard Knight is the builder and chief architect of Salvation Mountain. He was born on November 1, 1931, in Vermont. Knight grew up on a 32-acre farm about seven or eight miles from Burlington, Vermont. As a child of about 12 or 13, one of Knight's dreams was to move to California, in 1967, Knight went to visit his sister in San Diego. It was here where he experienced his first religious feelings. Salvation Mountain is Knight's accomplishment. Rumor is that Salvation Mountain is in danger of no longer existing, as Leonard Knight, it's creator has been moved to a long term care facility because of increasing dementia; and its other caretaker has recently died.
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