Jackie Amézquita Uses Soil to Give Memory a Physical Form at UCSB

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Jackie Amézquita’s Gemidos de la Tierra is on view at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara through November 29, 2026. The exhibition centers on an ongoing work that uses soil gathered in the United States to cast the names of people who died in U.S. immigration custody.

Start with the material

Soil carries a different association from the stone or metal often used in monuments. Give yourself time to read the names and consider what it means to make a memorial out of a material tied so closely to place.

The museum also lists a November 19 student-led tour of its two current exhibitions. Check the museum’s event calendar for tour details and its visit page for hours before you go.