Pent, Cris Bruch

Please feel welcome to enter and explore this work. Note that some pathways narrow and may not be accessible.
Cris Bruch’s practice is informed by his observations of the Great Plains and his deep-rooted family history there. His works transform architecture and utilitarian objects associated with the Midwest to honor the lives shaped by the Plains. Pent is influenced by the standard geometry of livestock pens. Bruch has called this work a “people sorter” that invites visitors to choose a path.
“Many of the Europeans who took over the Plains were escaping confines of various sorts, and wanted the freedom of having some land. Even though a lot of them ended up as transient tenant farmers, most people wanted the freedom to exploit the land and make as much money as they could. Some of the most financially successful people, for a short period, were cattle ranchers.”
—Cris Bruch