ARABIAN CAMELS & CRUDE OIL: 2007
Arabian Camels & Crude Oil is a body of work that explores the relationship between crude oil, war, and environmental degradation.

2007 Pure crude oil screen printed on plaster 152” x 104" x 2” "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Pure crude oil screen printed on plaster 44” x 56”x 2” "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Pure crude oil screen printed on plaster 44” x 56”x 2” "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Dyed lanaquarelle 300lb paper, crude oil Image Size: 12" x 10" Paper Size: 22" x 30" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Photo etching printed with pure crude oil on 300lb lanaquarelle Paper size 21” x 28 1/2” Image size 5" x 4" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Photo etching printed with pure crude oil on 300lb lanaquarelle Paper size 21” x 28 1/2” Image size 5" x 4" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Photo etching printed with pure crude oil on 300lb lanaquarelle Paper size 21” x 28 1/2” Image size 5" x 4" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Photo etching printed with pure crude oil on 300lb lanaquarelle Paper size 21” x 28 1/2” Image size 5" x 4" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 100 bronze camels, wood Each camel 2” x 2 1/2” x 1” "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 100 bronze camels, wood Each camel 2” x 2 1/2” x 1” "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Dyed plaster and pure crude oil 12" x 10" x 1/2" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

2007 Paper, oil stick 12" x 18" "Arabian Camels & Crude Oil" is a body of work investigating crude oil, war and environmental degradation.

Studio Shot 1

Studio Shot 3

Studio Shot 2

I drove to a small oil company in Taft, CA and met a man named Russel who I had connected with a few weeks prior about my project and that I wanted unrefined crude oil from the earth. He thought I was crazy, but he was also intrigued and curious. We spent a few hours together, driving around the oil fields, collecting a few grades of oil, 2 gallons total. One was hot when I got it and it off gassed in my car making me feel pretty spacey.

Arabian Camel Photo

Salfi Portrait at Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art-2007