After Life

Chicken Wire, Shipping paper, Moss.

26′ x 42′

This artwork I created was influenced by the idea of eco-art. The materials are mostly compostable, including different paper shipping supplies and moss. This piece will eventually decompose and turn into carbon. I used chicken wire to construct the outer structure and hold form for the object. Then I stuff all the material into the body, representing all the flesh in a human body.
At the beginning of the creation process, I wanted to create the shape solely out of the paper without any support. Through trial and error, it is easier to use chicken wire to restrict the material from spreading out. Because of the chicken wire, now I have a more rigid and realistic form. As the creation progressed, I discovered new materials to use, such as moss, I collected them and represented the microorganisms that are present in a human body.
After all, I think death is really simple, a human body just decomposes like everything else into the soil. After the decomposition, whatever is left is nourishing the soil and giving opportunities for other organisms to thrive off of.