Reflections Of Transcorporeal Feminism
2024 | Glazed ceramic, 3D-printed raw-earth, fiber, 3D printed clay, mud, water, limestone, mined clay, paper, grog, sand, porcelain slip, epoxy, plywood, burnt mosquitos, paper, pump, cement, latex, tubing, copper, tile adhesive, grout, commercial brick, sand, cement
Reflections on Transcorporeal Feminism, a site-specific ceramic and soil-based fountain installation, explores the potential intersections of art, architecture, and environmental ethics through a transcorporeality. Collaborating across material bodies connected by a fluid continuum, this installation speculates on tensions of embodiment, consciousnesses, and sustainability of the different substances and processes.
Utilizing raw-earth digital fabrication, handbuilt ceramics, and mud plastered bricks to divert water, ethical and practical questions arise when working with these material bodies. The space in between making with soil, clay, and water as a means for sustainable fabrication catalyzes reimagined form – such as cascading basins and figurines – creating opportunities, within the abyss of unknowing, to begin to articulate towards a place of understanding.
Project Support: Art Ichol, Natural Materials Lab, Columbia GSAPP, Columbia Global Center Mumbai, Columbia South Asia Institute
LOLA BEN-ALON a material design researcher at Columbia GSAPP, leads the Natural Materials Lab which focuses on earth- and bio-based building materials, fabrication techniques, and life cycle analysis. Ben-Alon has a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and a background in Structural Engineering and her work has been showcased globally, from the Tallinn Architecture Biennial to the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art.
PENMAI CHONGTOUA, an environmental politics practitioner and researcher at the Natural Materials Lab, holds an M.A. from Columbia University in Climate, Earth and Society. Specializing in post-human critical environmental studies and applied textile design, Chongtoua explores contemporary pathways for sustainable coexistence and has presented her work with Central Saint Martins based in London and Pioneer Works based in New York City.
SASHA FISHMAN is a sculptor and researcher working with marine biomaterials, toxicology and energy harvesting as points for critical analysis and mechanisms for sculpting. Sasha is a Sculpture MFA candidate at Columbia University and has shared and exhibited her work nationally at galleries and institutions such as Caltech, UCLA, and the Jewish Museum.
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