Jennifer Miller’s current projects focus on the Iowa River, specifically the S curve between a dam in Coralville, Iowa, and another dam downstream in Iowa City. This segment of the river includes flood plains, remnant oak savannas, small ponds, restored prairies, and a constant flow of silty water. Over the past 50 years, Jennifer has lived beside this river, accumulating a lifetime of amalgamated memories. Swimming in the river as a child and playing with friends along the banks of the river, core sensory experiences were formed in concordance with seasonal ecological happenings. Eruptions of tree frogs by the ponds, climbing oak trees with knobby burls, watching bats feast on mosquitos after dusk. These memories are rooted in the cyclical changes of seasons and the glorious freedom of living our lives outside. Through mapping, books, and installations, Miller’s artwork is an idiosyncratic portrait of subjective, amalgamated memories. She documents herself in this place and reflects on changes that have taken place over half a century. This body of work, titled “What We Have Left,” evokes Miller’s lived experiences and place-based memories. The objects in their completed forms become cultural artifacts, each with a story of their own.