After receiving my citizenship in 2015, sound became a celebration of freedom of movement. However, the 2018 Muslim travel ban replaced my exuberance with anxiety. I began collecting soil to capture a place’s essence beyond its ephemerality. Each ceramic vessel in the installation is made of clay from a different state, and the sound of […]

This is a side view of Bed of Roses after a few days of water dripping onto the raw clay. Image by Larry Gawel.

This is a top view of Bed of Roses after 3 days of water dripping onto the figure form.

This is a top view of Bed of Roses before the water drip was started.

This is a detail shot of the decomposition of the raw clay due to the water drip.

May 13 – June 30, 2022 Porcelain, White Mums, Water, Black Pillar Wax, Wicks, Chrysanthemum Incense Sticks 20’ * 12’ * 10’ Site:  Halliday Home

May 13, 2022 49 Porcelain Flower Vases, White Mums, Water 15” Square * 1.5” Site:  Halliday Home

May 13, 2022 49 Porcelain Candle Holders, Black Pillar Wax, Wicks 19” Equal Lateral Triangle * 1” Site:  Halliday Home

May 13, 2022 49 Porcelain Incense Burners, Chrysanthemum Incense Sticks 15” diameter * 1” Site:  Halliday Home

June 9, 2022 (Day 28) Porcelain, White Mums, Water, Black Pillar Wax, Wicks, Chrysanthemum Incense Sticks 20’ * 12’ * 10’ Site:  Halliday Home