Vessel

(2017)

Polystyrene foam board, steel, foam coat, joint-compound, spray foam, plaster bandages, plaster, paper mache, spray paint, acrylic paint, aluminum slag, ceramics, epoxy clay, test tubes, rocks (various), gravel (various), sand (various), glue, hair, steel dust, found natural objects. Dimensions Variable. At extremes: 8 x 4 x 6 ft. (LxWxH)

Vessel is a hybrid of many elements, simultaneously referencing boats and spacecraft, rock formations and cathedral-like interiors. Within and surrounding the vessel, abstracted bodies or “passengers” occupy its berths and naves, reefs and crannies. The vehicle is itself an entity, an oversized organ, a community.