Carl Truscott
Cause of Death
Whether it's a link between these ancient oysters and their modern relatives, whose reefs once offered valuable protection against rising tides, but over-harvesting stripped us of the natural barrier; or the repeating motif of horizontal lines representing the Gryphaea's march through history, which abruptly ends, as it may for us; or even the ambiguity of the text, which reads to me like a cryptic entry into a historical book of the dead; the work plays into these interpretive readings, hopefully igniting discussion about the most important social issue of our time. Includes, 12 painted fossils 1 artists book.
Medium: Artists Book (Conceptual Eulogy), with 12 painted fossils. Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Fossils
Size: Varies, full display, roughly 1m in length
Year: 2024
Cause of Death
Whether it's a link between these ancient oysters and their modern relatives, whose reefs once offered valuable protection against rising tides, but over-harvesting stripped us of the natural barrier; or the repeating motif of horizontal lines representing the Gryphaea's march through history, which abruptly ends, as it may for us; or even the ambiguity of the text, which reads to me like a cryptic entry into a historical book of the dead; the work plays into these interpretive readings, hopefully igniting discussion about the most important social issue of our time. Includes, 12 painted fossils 1 artists book.
Medium: Artists Book (Conceptual Eulogy), with 12 painted fossils. Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Fossils
Size: Varies, full display, roughly 1m in length
Year: 2024
Cause of Death
Whether it's a link between these ancient oysters and their modern relatives, whose reefs once offered valuable protection against rising tides, but over-harvesting stripped us of the natural barrier; or the repeating motif of horizontal lines representing the Gryphaea's march through history, which abruptly ends, as it may for us; or even the ambiguity of the text, which reads to me like a cryptic entry into a historical book of the dead; the work plays into these interpretive readings, hopefully igniting discussion about the most important social issue of our time. Includes, 12 painted fossils 1 artists book.
Medium: Artists Book (Conceptual Eulogy), with 12 painted fossils. Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Fossils
Size: Varies, full display, roughly 1m in length
Year: 2024