BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Museum of Art is set to debut two new exhibitions at the end of this month.

“The Invented Land” by Ann Diener explores the transformation of the San Joaquin Valley, according to the BMoA. Diener reportedly created the exhibit by weaving drawing, sculpture and installation into layered visual systems to depict changes in the irrigation, infrastructure and environment.

Ali Vaughan’s “The Afterlife of Rivers and Fields” drew inspiration from the Central Valley’s terrains. The exhibit invites spectators to reflect on how people shape their environments and vice versa, according to the museum.

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“Together, these exhibitions engage deeply with the concepts of place, memory and transformation,” BMoA said in a press release.

Both exhibitions are set to debut during a members-only reception at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, while general public viewing is set to begin at 10 a.m. the following day on Friday, according to organizers.

“The Invented Land” will be on view to the public from Jan. 30 through Aug. 29. “The Afterlife of Rivers and Fields” will be on view to the public from Jan. 30 through May 2, BMoA said.

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