Well, after 4 days of waiting, Peter finally came with the second round of dirt. He brought 4 more tons, which throughout the day I was alternatingly wondering if it was too much or too little. Deanna came to help me and we filled 9 more cubes and finished the big one. We ended up having just enough dirt (with a little more than I expected to put in the 4'x4'x4' cube- I am hoping it works!). There is now 8 tons of dirt formed like cubes in the courtyard of the Art Museum of the Americas on Constitution Ave. The show opens on Friday at 6:30 pm. Weather report says rain for Friday. Cross your fingers!
We had some interesting passersby, most wanting to know where landmarks were: tourists for the Lincoln Memorial, some people wanting to know where Constitution Hall was, and a protestor who needed the way to the White House (you can practically see the White House from my site). A handful also were curious about my project. I realized I have not explained here what the project is about, so here is an explanation.
Earthcubes reference the manipulation of natural habitats and natural material into manmade forms and ideas. Materials are constantly being moved and reformed only to ultimately return to the source from where they came. The cubes' evident vulnerability comments on the need to make public things permanent and withstanding of the weather and natural phenomena. I have entitled this installation "Earthcube Colony," and being at the Art Museum of the Americas, it has taken on a political implication. The dirt will eventually degrade and erode and return to the earth. The project is ongoing will be completed when the cubes are gone. I will continue documenting the cubes and posting pictures here.
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