Danial Brown

Title: Equestrian Ash

Material: Wire, foil, clay, Tree bark, dead leaves

Size: 6.5 L x 4.5 H

Horses in the past have always been a form of transportation and mobility. They have been a great aid to humans and their attempts to travel. However, modern changes to transportation have led to a lack of “use” for horses in terms of transportation. This project is an attempt to display the importance that horses still have on the ecosystem. Horses are much more help to the environment than humans tend to think. Horses with the help of farmers can practice rotational grazing and this can prevent overgrazing, which helps the grass continue to grow. The process of rotational grazing can also help decompose soil and this places nutrients back into the soil. This fire horse is an example of the power and value that horses have on the environment and how humans shouldn’t just  take them as just an animal. The horse is made of clay, wire, and tree bark. This project is more of a metaphor for decay than the actual process. However, there is an example of decay within the tree bark. Due to some weathering the tree bark started to turn green due to the excess of moisture. This horse in conclusion is a guardian that is beginning to wither and decay and their flames are beginning to die out due to the lack of care and attention that humans have shown them.