Tremblante
Metal, sugarcane, plastic, lime, recycled paint, living plants, soil, paper made from sugarcane combined with shredded disposable plastic waste (“plasticane”), iron oak gall ink, ink made from sheetrock
72” x 48” x 60”
2021
La prairie tremblante, or trembling prairie, is the local term for the floating marshes endemic to Louisiana; marshes that are not anchored to the soil beneath. This sculpture is inspired by this natural adaptation to our watery landscape and imagines what might become of our built world, specifically the petrochemical infrastructure that litters our Southern Louisiana environs when seas rise. This living sculptural drawing has a watering system built into it, the industrial pipes of fossil fuel facilities now act as conduit to nurture the plants in this new ecosystem.