Human Element is a project that explores the influence material has upon the human condition and how our consciousness is derived from our relationship with materials. By using cement and anchoring forms to stone, I want to create a sense of familiarity and comfort. Through the manipulation of form, balance, and texture, I want my sculptures to convey a feeling of unease and tension which communicates our relationship with materials and our dependency on the environment.

For these sculptures I developed a sand casting technique that allows me to easily cast cement onto organic forms buried beneath the sand. After the cement cures the two materials are locked together and the object is then dug out by hand.