Ritual for Absolution

2017, found ceramics, wood, seeded paper, terra preta, seed bomb material.

Frequently in our lives we let our own flaws prevent us from being radical, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. How can we stand up for the world when we fly six times a year, when we get plastic bags from grocery stores? The narrative around personal responsibility works to silence individuals against speaking truth to power, and addressing the corporate and capitalist structures that are in actuality the root of environmental issues in our world.

This piece allows for confession, cleansing, and re-introduction to the world, and to the work, for environmentalists, or even just environmentally inclined humans. It is a way to clear the slate, and make way for action.