2020, reclaimed beach trash.
This series of sculptural pieces evokes the feeling of exploring a natural history museum, looking at an exhibition about Lake Ontario and the surrounding wetlands, as represented by a series of dioramas and diorama-like objects small enough to fit in your hand. The smaller pieces are meant to be picked up, or at least to be looked at in three dimensions, to find all the hidden details. These pieces are meant to play with scale and how the ecosystem and its health are not always immediately obvious. From six feet away, these pieces, like the Lake Ontario shoreline, seem lush and green and natural. Up close, you notice how much trash is part of that landscape. These objects are made entirely of reclaimed beach trash. The viewer is invited to linger, to explore, to discover, and ultimately, to feel joy at the beauty of nature and passion for keeping it clean.
