Clay slip, fiber insulation, cement, metal rods
87″x63″x63″
2012
In this piece I used elements from nature and architecture to construct a temporal dwelling. A place that allows one to enter or peer through the cracks and not necessary be seen from all angles, hinting at secrecy or a childhood hiding spot. The space is activated by the viewers’ interaction with the piece, if they choose to enter or observe from the outer surroundings, and the personal associations that they bring to it.
The process of constructing this piece is a contradiction to current construction techniques in which speed and function outweigh detail and labor. The many layers serve as a testament to the hours and minutes that passed during the meditative and repetitive action of layering and stacking the fragile materials. Each layer being embedded with the memory, time and place in which is was created.