This metal sculptural installation delves into the intricate interplay between natural phenomena and human impact, encapsulating the evolution of landscape, climate, and industrial impacts on the world and human labour over time. The individual pieces are based on lichen collected during an arctic artist residency in eastern Iceland and are also reminiscent of continents and topographies, blurring the lines between the macro and micro, echoing tectonic plates shifting through geographic eras, and the nuanced impacts of climate change.

The installation integrates electronics that are linked to the shifting sculptures. These pieces, suspended shift, amplifying their creaks and hangings through contact microphones, a theremin and other interfaces with the vibrations of the steel. The result is a symphony of sound echoing seismic activity and the crunch of lichen beneath the foot, while a theremin, connected to the metal structures, transforms them into conductive antannae that pick up proximity of the audience as visitors circumnavigate the installation.

Complementing these dynamic elements are carved Styrofoam sculptures—monolithic in their plastic permanence—that symbolize what will endure over time. The steel will rust and decay away, while these diminutive artifacts are envisaged as the remnants of the show, surviving a millennium when the steel has returned to the earth, and we, the creators, are but a distant memory.

The large sculptures, resembling mosses, coral, and other small organic life forms, are meticulously hand-carved out of steel. Painted with automotive car pigments, they draw a parallel between the rampant physical and social decay of industrial cities in North America and the organic forms they emulate. The choice of hand carving over CNC cutting underscores the tension between craftsmanship and the rise of industrialization , reflecting on the subsequent decline and global dispersion. This narrative further extends to the glut of manufactured goods that now encumber our landscapes, much like the industrial debris monuments in the sculptures.

These works also serve as an allegory, akin to an air purifier, embodying the role of lichen as an air quality indicator species whose global population dwindled post the industrial revolution, only now rebounding due to warming Arctic climates. The mention of permafrost, liquefaction, and the dredging up of historical rot points to the complex relationship between industry, environment, and the lasting impact on our collective history.