Fallen Fruit X EPIC Mug

15oz ceramic mug featuring artwork from Fallen Fruit's immersive installation for 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis. Special edition co-branded with EPIC 2024 Los Angeles (August 18-21, 2024).

Artwork information:

The Way Out West, 2023
David Allen Burns and Austin Young / Fallen Fruit
The installation artwork includes a custom wall covering, carpet runner, and found objects.

About EPIC:

EPIC (Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Community) is a conference and community of researchers, designers, creators, and innovators doing ethnography for impact.

EPIC is a nonprofit membership organization, global community, and annual conference that supports the professional development, learning, and leadership of people who practice and promote ethnography. More info at epicpeople.org.

This pattern was created for 21c Museum Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, The Way Out West, is an immersive artwork installation for the historic stairwell that connects the public spaces and art galleries. The artwork is sourced from hundreds of photographs taken by the artists around the city at different times of year. The images are an index of the history of St. Louis including flowers and plants from the public parks, images from artifacts from historic collections, as well as drawings of birds and pollinators native to the region. The title of the artwork ‘The Way Out West’ invokes a message about how the history of the United States was built upon a proclamation of sovereignty and in our current moment of cultural evolution, we find ourselves on a complex journey to redefine legal frameworks, complex legacies, civil rights, concepts of inclusion, political representations, and to harmonize the voices of all of the people.

NOTE: This item is print to order. Please allow 2 weeks for delivery.