Salt Water - Part I, 2011. Installation. 2 x 2 x 4ft. Separatory funnel, glass, salt water.
Salt water was collected from Provincetown's beaches. Salt crystals were left behind as the dripped water evaporated from the glass plate.
Salt Water - Part II, 2011. Installation. 2 x 2 x 4 ft. Separatory funnel, rock salt, fresh water.
The dripping fresh water eventually dissolved the salt rock.
Salt Water I and II were completed during my three-week residency at Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. I wanted to continue exploring the clinical and meditative qualities touched upon in the Mourning Diary series, while creating work that is relevant to the seaside village. Salt, a mineral intimately linked to humanity and civilization, and found in abundance in salt marshes along Cape Cod's shoreline, became the focus of this series.
The Meaning of Their Project Has Long Been Forgotten
updated 04.2012