INFERTILE | Project Photography
Drew Dempsey
INFERTILE | Installation at the Slab on Mill Street
Our food is being sprayed by a toxic chemical cocktail. Today over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States annually, amounting to spending around $15 billion each year in chemical compounds. The increased usage of these synthetic sprays are disturbing biological systems in rivers, forest, and cities. Pesticides sterilize the environment. People most affected by these chemicals live in close proximity to the industrial agriculture system using them.
It is ironic that those places are often extremely food insecure. It isn’t ironic that the communities most affected by agri-chemicals are high poverty black communities. The Mississippi Delta is a prime example of how food insecurity, race, agribusiness, and a poisoned environment intersect at the crossroads.
ARTIST | City of Jackson Planning and Development
INSTALL | A Plus Signs and Creative, Inc
LOCATION | Slab on Mill Street
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Posted Mar 27, 2021
Photographed “INFERTILE,” an art installation exploring how industrial farming and pesticides contribute to food insecurity in Mississippi.
