Beyond...at Moore College of Art and Design

This project was selected to be part of the exhibition, Beyond...at Moore College of Art and Design, as an accompanying exhibition to the Living As Form exhibition. The exhibition served as the Initial Public Offering for this project.

Part of the installation included the piece, 35.8 Kilograms, a sculpture that demonstrates the amount of carbon dioxide that is prevented from entering the atmosphere in one week of vegan eating.



The project is also currently on view as part of S'Long As Its Yours, at Gallery Aferro, in Newark, NJ. Thanks to the amazing Elena Bouvier for photos!

Carbon Cube

In January, this project will be featured in the Wilson Gallery (no relation) at Moore College of Art and Design, as part of the exhibition, Beyond... Moore is my undergraduate alma mater, and the opportunity to launch this project there is a great honor.

As part of the exhibition, I've proposed to build the structure diagrammed above. It will be a cube built of PVC pipe, measuring 8.5x8.5x8.5 feet. It equals the space that 35 kilograms of CO2 takes up it the atmosphere. That amount is the amount of carbon dioxide that is prevented from being released in one week of vegan eating, according to this study.

The cube will be in the gallery space, and visitors will be able to walk around, into, and through it to understand how much carbon dioxide would be saved. The piece is a visual reference to Christophe Cornubert's piece in Copenhagen, although mine emphasizes what can be prevented through changes in diet.

I'm not sure seeing how much can be saved will convince a dedicated meat eater to change. But I hope it will open up some dialogue. It remains to be seen in January!