Sculpture

Case No.1, the Senior Capstone Project created for Cyclesteria, explores environmental degradation and human impact through a surreal investigative narrative. The installation presents a crime scene depicting the polluted habitat of groundhogs, which consumes the creator of said pollution. Hand-sewn muslin soft sculpture stuffed with collected waste, the splayed figure embodies the inescapable consequences of human actions. Photographs and red yarn reference an evidence board and reflect the gruesome reality of ecological crimes, reinforcing the cyclical relationship between polluters and their victims. The garbage photographed is not staged. Every day, wrappers, plastic cups, and cans line the roads of Marist campus and the homes of our groundhogs. I challenge viewers to consider their role in this ongoing environmental crisis and the absurdity of seeking justice when the perpetrators and the victims are one and the same.