Enveloped State

Silk draped over sprouted native California seedlings, soil, wood and sand from Ocean Beach, San Francisco
116” x 68” x 27”
2022

 

Enveloped State explores the idea that we as humans are an invasive species, choking the earth like non-native ivy strangles endemic shrubs. I planted California seedlings in wooden boxes as part of an experiment to see how they would resist the silk that smothers them.