STELLA (Star)

STELLA is made with materials from the site -- a combination of clay, sand and hay. A coat of oyster shells has been inserted and layered into the compact mixture. STELLA alludes to the origin of the site - the ocean of Champlain - sand, clay and seashells are still found in the ground. Oysters are small, insignificant and forgotten but part of an ecosystem seriously affected by pollution. STELLA could be a giant starfish that resurfaced where the ocean was there once or, when the sun lights up through the trees the multiple tones of the oyster shells, a star fallen from the sky. Location: Land Art, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada

Material

sand, clay, hay, willow branches, oyster shells

Date

2013

Dimensions

50 x 330 x 330 cm