sculpture
18in x 18in x 7in

This is a small moment from a large-scale wall installation, Aestivations (2021), which consists of several bulges or portals emerging from the gallery wall. This work was originally installed in the Contemporary Arts Center Gallery at the University of California, Irvine. In the space of that exhibition, I blended the portals directly into the gallery wall, much to the dismay of all gallery preparators involved. This is a small moment from that work, as if a piece of the gallery wall was cut out and transported to Stove Works. Aestivation is a term used to describe a plant or animal that is hibernating before emerging. In botany, aestivations are closed flower buds that are about to manifest themselves.