projo

projo, 2008
paper mache, rubber mulch, bolt

I can't shake the nature I see in busted elements of city infrastructure.
"projo" is the abbreviated local rag, the Providence Journal. Rubber mulch is made from tires and other rubber waste. It retains its color and doesn't decompose. I've "planted" this pathetic, denuded signpost in synthetic landscape mulch both as portrait and monument.

Square Peg Round Hole

Square Peg Round Hole, 2008
wood, soil, sod


Laser cut MDF tree grate, flocked with sawdust references cast iron texture and biodegradable planters. One square foot of lawn is caged within it. A reflection on the contrived spaces for "nature" in urban environments and the friction between the built world and wilderness.