Evolutions of Uncertainty

2018

 

Evolutions of Uncertainty is a series of eight sculptural works composed of carved polyurethane foam, industrial fertilizer, cement, grown crystals, and other hybrid materials. Crystalline forms emerge from industrial packaging—materials typically used to protect and preserve—recast here as artefacts of a shifting planet. Echoing mineral specimens, these sculptures blur the line between natural and synthetic, questioning value systems that prioritise economic utility over ecological care. Crystals, with their fragile allure and associations with revelation, serve as a poetic language throughout. Their presence invokes both ancient divinatory practices and contemporary ice-core research, drawing parallels between speculative visions of the future and scientific records of the past. These works gesture toward deep time, uncertainty, and the entangled roles humans play in shaping the material and ecological conditions of the Earth.

 

Exhibited at Doswell Gallery 2018, Solstice Arts Centre 2020

 

Photo credit: Jed Niezgoda