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dalemateoart.bsky.social
Will I make it back to East Jesus in 2026? I hope so. Who’s down for a road trip to the desert?

Untitled, East Jesus, 2022

#eastjesus #slabcity #contemporaryphotography #colorphotography #keepitweird
February 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
causticautistic.bsky.social
Some (sadly evergreen) #art from #eastjesus.

#desert #california #slabcity #photography #photosky
Two CRT televisions sit on the ground in the desert with "say their names" painted on the screens in white and colorful paint splattered on the ground. 📷 Nikon D3300
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
dalemateoart.bsky.social
Check out these images from my series “East Jesus” that I’ve taken over the years.

You can see the complete series on my website. Link in bio. (DaleMateo.com)

#EastJesus #contemporaryphotography #colorphotography #slabcity #moodyphotography
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
dalemateoart.bsky.social
These were taken in East Jesus, Slab City.

It’s a place that feels like the end of the road and the beginning of something else. I keep coming back, camera in hand, trying to understand why it feels like home.

#EastJesus #SlabCity #ContemporaryPhotography #ContemporaryArt #ColorPhotography
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
dalemateoart.bsky.social
A desert saint, crowned by faith, rust, and sunlight.

Untitled, East Jesus, 2025

#EastJesus #SlabCity #ColorPhotography #ContemporaryPhotography #FineArt
January 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
causticautistic.bsky.social
You may recognize 👆 from Kesha's "Praying" video, as well as some of the #eastjesus shots I've posted in the background.

I probably don't need to say this, but she had special permission to be in/on Salvation Mountain. Us common folk do not. We stay off.

youtu.be/v-Dur3uXXCQ
Kesha - Praying (Official Video)
YouTube video by keshaVEVO
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 5:45 AM
causticautistic.bsky.social
Another #art.

#desert #california #slabcity #eastjesus #filmphotography #blackandwhite #photography #photosky

📷 Pentax K1000
🎞 Ilford PANF 50
On the desert sand, a decaying statue of a soldier sits slumped over, with a machine gun and American flag between his knees. In the background, a television set with "black lives matter" painted on the screen is visible.
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
causticautistic.bsky.social
In color.

#art #eastjesus #desert #california #slabcity #photography #photosky

📷 Nikon D3300
A closer portrait shot from the front with the mannequin casting a shadow onto the bottle wall behind it.
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
causticautistic.bsky.social
Another #art from #eastjesus.

#desert #california #slabcity #filmphotography #blackandwhite #photography #photosky

📷 Pentax K1000
🎞 Ilford PANF 50
A female mannequin holds out a baby mannequin; her head is a Facebook "thumbs up" and the baby has a "like" banner above it with "❤️ 753K (and 1 follow)". A wall of bottles curves behind her, illuminated by the sun.
December 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
causticautistic.bsky.social
And the color version from earlier in the day.

#eastjesus #desert #california #slabcity #photography #photosky

📷 Nikon D3300
Color version.
December 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
causticautistic.bsky.social
Here's one of the quintessential shots from the #eastjesus art gallery.

#desert #california #slabcity #filmphotography #blackandwhite #photography #photosky

📷 Pentax K1000
🎞 Ilford PANF 50
A padded chair sits on the sand in front of a wall of televisions, all of the screens painted white with words, including: bow before your gods, blah, the television will not be revolutionized, democrats are evil, republicans are evil, you're fat, don't be yourself...
December 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
petermullins.bsky.social
Behind the Bottle Wall
substack.com/@eastjesus/n...
Behind the Bottle Wall
East Jesus Happenings: Fall of 2025, by @DiscoBogWitch
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
dimalemur.bsky.social
Suz / East Jesus 🌵

#canon5d #eastjesus #california #mojave #desert #editorialphotography
August 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
photojane.bsky.social
"Now what?"
#photography #ruins #eastjesus
Color photograph of an abandoned van in the California desert.
June 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
dimalemur.bsky.social
Suzie / East Jesus 🌵

#canon5d #eastjesus #californiagirls
May 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
East Jesus Sculpture Garden
#SlabCity #EastJesus #SouthernCalifornia #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime #photography #art
Sculpture made from an old O'Keefe and Merritt oven/stove timer with outlet and switch and 1950s/60s gold starburst design, 2 small troll dolls on the left, and various colored stones on top.
May 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
East Jesus Sculpture Garden
#EastJesus #SlabCity #Niland #southerncalifornia
#photography #art #newpope
May 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
East Jesus sculpture garden
#EastJesus #SlabCity #Niland #southerncalifornia
#photography #lanscape #art
May 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
madrinkwater.bsky.social
East Jesus sculpture garden
#EastJesus #SlabCity #Niland #southerncalifornia
#photography #lanscape #art
May 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
dimalemur.bsky.social
Suzie / East Jesus 🌵

#canon5d #mojave #eastjesus
April 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
shawnlevy.com
When a couple of Burners stumble onto Black Rock City in Default #iykyk

#BombayBeach #SalvationMountain #EastJesus #SlabCity #SaltonSea
Man and woman smiling in front of art in East Jesus, CA Woman in University of Hell shirt in front of large painted mountain praising Jesus; Salvation Mountain in Slab City, CA Man smiling in front of art in East Jesus, CA Man and woman smiling in front of art in Bombay Beach, CA
March 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
dimalemur.bsky.social
Suzie / East Jesus 🌵

#canon5d #eastjesus #saltonsea #mojave
March 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
dimalemur.bsky.social
Suzie / East Jesus 🌵

#eastjesus #saltonsea #editorial #canon5d #editorialphotography
March 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
silenceseven.bsky.social
A road trip with my Sister in 2023 to Salton Sea, Bombay Beach & Slab City/East Jesus in Central California turned into a book of graffiti, outsider art, and road trip tales. "A Day at the Sea: The art & Culture of Salton Sea" #outsider #graffiti #saltonsea #BombayBeach #EastJesus
March 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM