On The Clark Institute's 140-acre grounds, six contemporary artists created site-specific sculptures sited in meadows, trails, and woods. Works by Yō Akiyama, Laura Ellen Bacon, Aboubakar Fofana, Hugh Hayden, Milena Naef, and Javier Senosiain occupy parkland, fields, and groves. Bacon's willow sculpture "Gathering My Thoughts" appears to writhe like a living form. Hayden's hemlock ribcage addresses ecological vulnerability and will decompose on-site. Fofana's "Bana Yiriw ni Shi Folow" uses indigo-dyed African cotton to signify seeds and spiritual belief in nature. Senosiain's colorful sea creature, Akiyama's conical monolith, and Naef's marble slabs respond to natural negative space. Glenn Adamson curated the project.
Across the expansive 140-acre grounds of The Clark Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, six contemporary artists have been invited to create site-specific works engaging with the property's meadows, trails, and woods, while highlighting their individual practices. Sculptures by Yō Akiyama, Laura Ellen Bacon, Aboubakar Fofana, Hugh Hayden, Milena Naef, and Javier Senosiain dot a variety of sites, from manicured parkland to open fields to groves of trees.
Hayden has constructed a larger-than-life ribcage-species unknown-made of locally sourced hemlock punctuated by dozens of branches that poke out in every direction. Partly camouflaged amid the trees, the work invites us to consider themes of ecological vulnerability, extinction, and the climate crisis. Following the exhibition, the piece will be allowed to decompose on-site, mirroring the way animal remains also eventually vanish back into the earth.
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