What are the materials of your practice? Where do they come from? What stories, wisdom, histories, traumas, relationships and associations emerge when considering the origin and future of the Earthly stuff that physically makes up your body of work?  In this weekly seminar, we will explore different sites that offer a multitude of fascinating materials including recycling centers, flea markets, botanical gardens and scrap yards. We will discuss the political, spiritual, poetic and environmental implications of materials, objects and processes. We will consider the role of Animism- a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe and question what it means to be a Sculptor in the Anthropocene era. This will be a field trip heavy class and students should be prepared to provide their own means of transportation. There will also be a studio component to the class that will involve mold making, armature building and an exploration of other tools, facilities and methods to sculptural creation.

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