Mineral Reciprocity
gypsum cement (gypsum, limestone, sand) and bone
approx.. 8.5 x 4.5 x 4.75””
2019
This sculpture was produced for Ineligible, part of a larger project on the intersection of art and archeology curated by archeologist Doug Bailey and sculptor Sara Navarro at The International Museum of Contemporary Sculpture, Santo Tirso, Portugal.
From 2010-2012, archaeologists in San Francisco excavated a city-center site and recovered many thousands of artefacts. While a standard set of analyses and interpretation resulted from the project, art/archaeologist Doug Bailey gained control of a large number of the archaeological remains and designed a project to test the collaborative limits of artists and archaeologists. Working with Lisbon-based sculptor, Sara Navarro, Bailey sent assemblages of the artefacts to artists, archaeologists, and other creators. Accompanying the artefacts was the request to repurpose the materials to make artwork about a contemporary political or social issue. Ineligible is a selection of the works that were made.