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Local Economy Art: Francis Baker on Beauty and the Anthropocene
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July 16, 2026 at Local Economy in Oakland, CA
If you've been into the shop in recent weeks, you've seen Francis Baker's work on our walls. Baker is showing a selection of his art from the last several years, including work from Chasing Storms, My Plastic Life, and flowers for the Anthropocene. These pieces are created through camera-less photographic techniques in which plastic fragments and found materials are arranged directly onto light-sensitive paper and exposed to the sun. The resulting images function both as landscape and evidence, traces of consumption transformed through light, heat, and time.
Come learn more about Baker’s practice and how his use of everyday materials investigates the human impact on the environment.
Date:
July 16, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
Event website: https://luma.com/80uy8knp
Event type:
Workshops and Education
Originally posted to:
Rockridge District Association Events Calendar
Local Economy is a small, flexible community space on the College Avenue stretch of Rockridge, a few doors from East Bay Booksellers. It looks and feels like a bright neighborhood storefront set up for people to gather rather than a traditional venue. Inside, most things are organized around a long central table where talks, workshops, book clubs and game sessions all happen in close quarters. more...
