Moon-Sling, 2025
chia, burlap, wild clay, wood, tall grass, bark, green-tea toned cyanotype, glass, waxed string
5.5 ft x 9.9 ft x 9.9 ft
Moon-Sling was a living sculpture suspending an image of the moon. It served as a ritualistic stand-in for the elusive Skowhegan moon, whose absence I felt more than ever on the dark campus, where the lack of streetlights and unique geography often hid it from view altogether.
Originally inspired by the “play areas” commonly found in gay-nudist campgrounds in rural America, which use natural materials such as 2x4s, tree trunks, and wooden fences to recreate structures typically made of steel and heavy metals in underground club spaces. As the work evolved, it came to represent a form of longing and care. I found myself watering the sculpture 5-10 times a day, and the constant, often demanding maintenance became an integral part of the work.