Description

Artist Statement by Dustin Ferguson

In a snow-covered field near Grande Prairie, a relic rests—silent, weathered, and nearly forgotten.

This 1940s-era D4 Caterpillar was once the future. A mechanical marvel built to replace the horse, ushering in a new age of agriculture. It was the first step toward mass production, toward the commercialization of the land. The beginning of a shift from muscle to metal, from rhythm to rotation.

Ironhorse captures more than rust and snow—it captures transition. The moment when technology began to reshape the prairie, when progress meant power, and tradition gave way to industry.

This image is a tribute to evolution. To the machines that carried our ambitions. To the quiet dignity of what once was cutting edge—and now stands as monument to change.