The Precariousness of Mother Earth and the Fragility She Allows the Water to Embody
June 2013
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Media: earthenware clay, glaze, locally sourced plant material
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Media: earthenware clay, glaze, locally sourced plant material
When you live in Florence, you spend half your waking hours eating pizza on the banks of the beautiful, polluted River Arno pondering [everything]. The river is the lifeblood of the city both culturally and ecologically, yet the murky waters whisper and shout of mostly negative human impact. Birthed from sun-drenched musings, lonely guitar melodies, floating trash, and sketchbook drawings, this work is evocative of our overpowering presence in earthly ecosystems. This ceramic installation is comprised of hand-built and wheel thrown pots, each pierced with holes and woven together with locally sourced and collected plant fibers after glazing and firing. Once I tied small conglomerations together, I stacked them one on top of the other in the most wobbly of fashions.
This work was installed in the gardens at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy, as a commentary on the interconnected pieces of human beings and earth forms that are intricately woven together, a whole with the constant ability to topple over.
This work was installed in the gardens at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy, as a commentary on the interconnected pieces of human beings and earth forms that are intricately woven together, a whole with the constant ability to topple over.