quintessential senescence
(detail) January 2010
nest, sea glass, plaster
full sculpture, from above
plaster detail
This piece is about how things come to pass. It is about deterioration and detriment, of both man and that which man makes. The sea glass were likely mass produced products, products of the industrial age which were worn down, each picked up by my grandmother. The nest I found when I was younger in the summertime, making it relatively older than the sea glass. The plaster was molded specifically for this project, and then crumbled away in a matter of minutes with a mallet and chisel.
In a way, this piece shows three generations. It is an argument between times and between the natural and industrial worlds. I wanted to highlight the insignificance of solidification.
Sculpting implores contact and experience. As one of my few sculptural pieces, I felt connected to the cool temperature as well as the density and weight it carried. I could describe working with it best as an ironically heavy piece of transience.
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