earth dot sky

Roberto Mighty filming at National Historic Landmark Mount Auburn Cemetery. Photo by Rozman Lynch ©2016

Roberto Mighty, MFA, is America’s first Artist-in-Residence at a National Historic Landmark Cemetery, and the first at Mount Auburn Cemetery, America’s first garden cemetery. ‘earth dot sky’ is his transmedia meditation on life, death, ritual, history, landscape, nature and culture - as observed at Mount Auburn over close to three years. This body of work includes nature cinematography, historical research, stories from diverse families, and extraordinary emotional journeys.

Roberto’s online exhibit includes 29 original film shorts; a fine art photography gallery; artist statements, reviews and additional information.

Media poster for “earth dot sky” ©2014 Roberto Mighty

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"earth.sky startles with the beauty of its visual imagery. And it's ultimately not a film about death; it's a celebration of life and a welcome reminder that we live on in the memories and the love of those we leave behind." - Charles Coe, Poet and City of Boston Artist-in-Residence

“Roberto Mighty's brilliant work reveals the connections between Mt. Auburn Cemetery's sublime landscape and the lives of those within." - Bob Nesson, Filmmaker

Earth-Sky is a striking blend of artistic, spiritual and philosophical themes centered on the mystery of death, and the impact of loss upon the survivors. Roberto Mighty’s photography of the monuments we build to the departed, and of the glories of nature, sublimate loss into a deepened appreciation of life…. The photography, the music, and the life-stories weave into a moving experience for the viewer. Mighty has created a work of art like no other I have ever seen. - Don Pfarrer, Author, The Fearless Man