Started in 2016, this project explores the process of decomposition, something intimately tied to my life and becoming the subject of my creative inspiration in recent years.​ ​This temporary sculpture series will employ a performative aspect and act as an amateur/ citizen science approach to mycoremediation (1) ​ tool as well as a public art piece- in other words using a naturally occurring, healing, environmental process, as an art form. My idea is to make art that benefits the earth in the face of the climate crisis and global debate we find ourselves in. This sculpture will be made completely of compostable material that can either be preserved or decomposed into the earth. Public works like these will allow me to educate others on the use of more sustainable materials, and encourage viewers to explore ideas around the temporary nature of art, existence, and advocate fungi’s ecological significance while leaving the planet better than it currently is.

The shape and forms that I will explore for my sculptures are human figures. Creating new human representations, occupying temporary existence through one that doesn't siphon the environment of resources, but rather nourishes it. Creating eerily familiar human representations, seeing oneself reflected in a temporary ecosystem that nourishes our environment, rather than siphoning resources, implies that another world is possible through our direct action. My sculptures ultimately reinforce the idea of a positive relationship with our environment, championing more considerate stewardship of the planet and its inhabitants.