Exhibited at the
Lindhurst Gallery in the School of Architecture at the University of
Southern California, this installation satirizes the concept that people
build monuments to things they have destroyed, because it makes them
feel better, and that, without major societal changes, we will destroy
our planet. The pieces feature prints, metalwork and painting. The
Monument to Higher Animals features two 7’ obelisk columns with printed
drawings of animals, topped by brass, hand-formed “tusks”.
The Monument to the Oceans featured a school of 30 fish that move in
the air currents above the hand-painted marble column, appearing to
swim. The Water Reliquary features a central column with illustrations
showing the many ways in which we have polluted our water. Topping
the column is a chamber in which a single drop of water is seen falling
every few seconds, disappearing mysteriously into the column.
