OAKALYPTUS

Cedar wood and wood-fired wild clay

h. 110 cm

 

The work tells a story of land use and fire. It carries the spirit of a disturbed ecosystem that still has the power to revive if given the opportunity.

The sculpture was created in collaboration with Max Ekman during a one-month residency at Quinta das Relvas in Portugal. The ceramic head was fired in a wood kiln built on site during the residency. The kiln was shaped from local sand, clay, and fragments of broken roof tiles.

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Photos by Noemi Ferreira