Jon Manteau
Artist’s Statement
I am fascinated by what we leave behind, from the monumental to the inconsequential. Why do we find it necessary to mark time, an event, a place or our presence? Regardless of what we attempt to leave behind, nature always finds a way. Humans over millennia have left an astounding catalog of monuments and artifacts that have contributed greatly to our culture and sense of achievement. Then there are other things that we leave in our wake, the seemingly insignificant remnants of cultures past and present, our triumphs and our tragedies.