In nature, veins of salt compact and create rigid structural caverns. In my work, man-made forms are depicted in a structural and systematic way; the break down of their form and function references the impermanence of the organic. Salt is compressed and formed into an architectural format that is both massive and fragile. Over time the pieces break down crumbling back into nonspecific form.
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Vault, 2001
Installation: Ceramic Art Gallery. Salt (formed by ramming into molds). Two cabinets each made of nine stacked salt blocks. Salt is translucent where it is less than one inch thick. 80" x 44" x 12" (each cabinet)
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