Laura LeMoon, a Tacoma-born artist and survivor of sex trafficking, has opened “What the Earth Knows,” a photography series that quietly maps the places where Gary Ridgway’s known victims were last seen or where their remains were found. The show, 49 images shot over two years, is on view at Lottie’s Lounge in Columbia City through April 13, 2026. LeMoon treats everyday Northwest vistas as witnesses to loss, deliberately centering the people who were killed instead of the man who killed them. The installation nudges Seattle-area viewers to confront how stigma and neglect helped determine who was most vulnerable.
Artist Turns Sites Into Quiet Memorials
LeMoon told The Seattle Times she spent two years photographing locations tied to the Green River…..