PILLARS
Pillars, built like cultures, one on top of the other.
Each one using its foundation to support the next one.
Recreate, impose, absorb, resist.
History repeats itself, again and again, leaving traces of gravel and dust…
Leaving Pillars as guardians of the old and of the new.
1. Moss Pillar 2. Black and White Pillar 3. Air Pillar 4. Sky Pillar 5. Deep Ocean Pillar 6. Imperial Pillar, 7. Tree Pillar, 8. Guatemalan Pillar, 9. Bronze Pillar, 10. Tangerine Pillar Dimensions: 125 cm - 130 cm (height), 40cm (diameter). Base: 45cm x 45cm. Materials: clay and glaze. Technique: ceramic casting, hand applied high and low temperature glaze. Year: 2022.
Tree, Deep Ocean and Bronze pillars detail closeups. Materials: clay and glaze. Technique: ceramic casting, hand applied high and low temperature glaze. Year: 2022.
The Four Cardinal Points: Performance of Mayan shaman ceremony at Iximché, Guatemala, on the date of the four cardinal points of the Mayan calendar. Performance permit facilitated by the Guatemalan Ministry of Culture. December 6, 2022
The Four Cardinal Points, detail.