Exhibition

Year: 2021

Gallery 222 (Hurleyville, New York)

What would YOU do if you were handed the last piece of natural ice ice on Earth?

A large  semi-transparent drawing on thin plastic is suspended from the ceiling, like a sledding hill coming down the floor, activated by melting ice dripping onto it and washing the drawing down over the course of the exhibit. By adding pieces of ice  into the perforated tube above the drawing, this time-based installation starts transforming. Audience members can witness the process of the lines melting away from either side of the drawing and form an instant community in silence. 

This installation offers an opportunity to witness an evolution of the work, not unlike the changes we witness in our natural landscapes, encouraging us to meditate on the way human actions alter the environment that surrounds us. The title refers to an ongoing climate research project where core samples of the world’s vanishing glaciers are being archived in long preserved frozen cylinders to retain a tangible record of past climate changes. 

On the walls of the gallery are large framed 2D works that are a combination of photos of her sculptural installations and drawings as well as sculptural wall works. 

The exhibition also features  a sound component, composed out of visitor-created audio answers to the following question; “What would you do if you were handed the last piece of natural ice on Earth?” As the exhibit progresses, this piece will proceed ever closer to completion, as additional audio answers to the question get collected over the exhibition’s run.