Ephemeral Marks in the Landscape

#1

The piece begins five wooden planks back from the first concrete slab on a railroad track in order to challenge the idea of creating a drawing that was roughly five feet in terms of length, height, and width. The performance in the video engages with the idea of separations of natural space and how certain constructed elements in a natural landscape lead us to change our behavior or perception of those spaces. Therefore, the initial act of moving rocks from the sections in between the planks to lay across the first concrete slab occurred before the video began for the purpose of interacting with the idea of structures and barriers.

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#2

The piece captures solely the result of the action of moving rocks from one space to another rather than the action itself for the purpose of inviting the viewer to consider how human interaction with the natural landscape could impact it. All rocks were thrown without looking in the direction of where they would land, but the intention was to aim for the beginning of the bed of wildflowers. The viewer will notice that the only time the flowers are hit by a rock that has been thrown occurs during the first second of the video, but the person throwing the rocks would have had no idea not to continue due to their goal having been met because they were not keeping the full site in their view.

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