Offerings of Soil, Offerings of Mud
Ontological research to re-establish the Human - Ground relationship
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ββ [...] Humbaba bared his teeth at him [...]
[...] He tied up his arms like a captured man [...]
[...] Humbaba sat down and began to weep, shedding tears. [...] β
Epic of Gilgamesh, Chapter III, c. 2100 BC
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52.00215 Β°N,Β 21.118711 Β°E
source of materials for Altar Table 01
wilderness site outside ofΒ Warsaw, PL
source of materials for Altar Table 01
wilderness site outside ofΒ Warsaw, PL
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Offerings of Soil, Offerings of Mud: Altar Table
A fully biodegradable biopolymer mixed with locally sourced soil, applied on repurposed cardboard structure, shaped into an Altar decorated a relief motif of Humbaba. The Altar will be eventually be returned to the earth from which it was taken, where it will fully decompose - itsβ biomaterial components enriching the ground, and becoming an offering to the soil itself.
Altar Table 01, returned to its site of origin at 52.00215 Β°N,Β 21.118711 Β°E
excerpts from the 3D scanΒ documenting the process ofΒ biodegradation
excerpts from the 3D scanΒ documenting the process ofΒ biodegradation
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Materials:
Wheat Biopolymer, Local soil, Cardboard structure
Dimensions:
950 mm x 950 mm x 330 mm
Weight:
appx. 15 kg
Wheat Biopolymer, Local soil, Cardboard structure
Dimensions:
950 mm x 950 mm x 330 mm
Weight:
appx. 15 kg
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BA Thesis
Summer 2023