Memories We Held, 2024, Community sourced rocks cast in Kozo paper and muslin
Rocks serve as anchor points within our landscape and are small capsules of earth and minerals that have been formed over time, affected by surroundings. Historically, they have been used as markers, molded into tools, and collected as souvenirs.
As part of the development of this piece, participants were invited to bring rocks from their local landscapes. A one-day workshop was held in which visitors to the La Jolla Historical Society were invited to make paper casts of their rocks using a
The casts of the rocks were collected and used as part of the installation. Participants and viewers are invited to reflect on and share how the natural environments have affected them over time, and reciprocally their effects on different environme
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