Natural Simulacra Sculptures
Designed & fabricated In-House
Dimensions: 2x @ 24” x 24” X 12”
- Using upcycled EPS foam originally destined for a landfill, this work examines the concept of simulating elements of nature with a material that is currently destroying it.
“Natural Simulacra I” was created with the intention of simulating elements of nature, i.e. rock, water, with a material that is actively destroying it, namely EPS foam. These conceptual aspects are placed in stark and jarring contrast to each other in order to comment on the irrationality of human thought concerning our environment and future on this planet. The work considers a future where our natural environment is so compromised or otherwise inaccessible that our very ability to view or experience it may only be through various simulations, whether digital or physical.