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Carly Slade, “Dumpster Fire commemorative candle”

Ceramic, wax, custom box

Carly Slade. Dumpster Fire commemorative candle. It comes with custom cardboard box and miniature ceramic items inside the wax

Dreamachine 4

Bring your faces close and close your eyes, letting the lights encompass you. Part euphoric hallucination and part cheap discotheque, Dreamachines are meant for NOW- a time when we are looking back to the past, consuming the present, and thinking of our precarious future. The pattern of the blinking lights produces alpha-waves in the brain- […]

Bring your faces close and close your eyes, letting the lights encompass you.
Part euphoric hallucination and part cheap discotheque, Dreamachines are meant for NOW- a time when we are looking back to the past, consuming the present, and thinking of our precarious future. The pattern of the blinking lights produces alpha-waves in the brain- what leads to dreams and hallucinations. In the right environment people that do this will have a personal visionary experience, perhaps one of the future, that will not be fully describable.

Documentation video of the Dreamachines can be found here: https://youtu.be/16BqfbboBa4

Say Their Names (Against Oblivion)

At the recent NCECA 2023 conference in Ohio, I recited the names of over 500 protestors and civilians who were killed during the recent uprising in Iran. I memorized their names, using my body as a cradle of remembrance to keep their spirits alive. However, as my body is fragile and ephemeral, I found solace […]

Ceramic Vessels and Performance

Bite

I draw inspiration from Islamic art and indigenous rituals for this artwork. I bite into plates I created from clay sourced across the US. Biting deep into the plates is a tactile approach to establishing my identity as a Middle Eastern woman. With this act, I unearth the buried histories to transcend colonial narratives within […]

Bite, Performance, Ceramic Objects and Video, Since 2021

Seed Collector Series: No. 1 Anise Hyssops

Slip cast and hand built porcelain, iron stoneware,  marbled reclaimed clay & post consumer glaze/underglaze conglomerate material and sink sludge, leather, glass & Plant matter.

A sculptural Vessel made for seed drying and saving. Comprised of a deep iron rich clay basin embedded in marbled clay and postconsumer glaze waste material, that is propped up on 3 mushroom like feat. The feat extend past the lip of the basin, and support three slip cast, white porcelain bones that are bound together at the top with leather lattice work, which allows the Anise Hyssops to dangle freely, dry and release its seeds into the basin. A little pour spout directs the seeds when ready to gather and deposit into a container for safe storage.

Seed Bank Diagram Bisection (MT Granite Design)

This is a sculptural diagram of the bisection of the MT Granite Design Seed Bank. It exhibits the double walled, inner seed capsule that helps to regulate the seed’s temperature (which should stay around 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit when buried below permafrost). The Seed Bank Project is a multi-era, multi-disciplinary project meant to span decades, cultures […]

This is a sculptural diagram of the bisection of the MT Granite Design Seed Bank. It exhibits the double walled, inner seed capsule that helps to regulate the seed's temperature (which should stay around 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit when buried below permafrost). The Seed Bank Project is a multi-era, multi-disciplinary project meant to span decades, cultures and (hopefully) climate phenomena here on planet earth. Hand-made, double-walled porcelain seed vessels are given out to collaborators, who then fill them with seeds that have precious ecological and culturalsignificance to the region in which they call home. The banks are completely autonomous from human maintenance, meaning theyare specifically designed to control the interior seed capsule’s humidity, light and temperature when buried below permafrostutilizing both ancient and modern technologies. The screw top cap is sealed with beeswax to ensure no moisture or light can reach the seeds. This sustains the seed’s ability to stay viable for as long as its’ DNA will allow.

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