SALT STUDY

SALT, VARIOUS METALS, CONCRETE, VARIOUS WOODS.

D 0.20 X W 0.20 X H 0.20 m. APROX EACH PIECE.

Exhibited at Museo Universitario de Ciencias y Arte, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Inspired by the Guerrero Negro salt flats in Baja California, Mexico, this set of sculptures represents my first foray into an ongoing exploration of salt as both a sculptural material and an agent of change for other materials. The sculptures that constitute the series are cubes of salt (amalgamated with a small amount of concrete) that are variegated through the use of copper, brass, steel, and wood. In each exemplar, the salt -locally sourced in Mexico- not only provides the structural base of the cube, but also affects the way that the texture and color of the other materials age over time. Recently, I have applied to artists´ residencies to continue this project with its inverse: using salt forms to variegate bases of wood, metal, and concrete cube forms.