Specie Invasive: Cozza di Zebra
(Invasive Species: Zebra Mussel)
June 2013
Random/pop-up installations in Florence, Italy
Media: earthenware clay, glazes
Random/pop-up installations in Florence, Italy
Media: earthenware clay, glazes
The Environmental Protection Agency defines invasive species as "a plant or animal that is foreign to an ecosystem and causes significant changes". After years of watching my beloved Lake Michigan react to invasive species like the Zebra Mussel and Quagga Mussel, I am intimate with the intricate striations and curves of these creatures and the waters they now inhabit.
As an American artist working and studying in Italy, am I an invasive species? Probably. These abstracted, handbuilt clay mussel were glazed and fired before being placed in uncomfortable urban settings where I sat silently, gauging the reactions of locals and tourists alike.
As an American artist working and studying in Italy, am I an invasive species? Probably. These abstracted, handbuilt clay mussel were glazed and fired before being placed in uncomfortable urban settings where I sat silently, gauging the reactions of locals and tourists alike.