ANNUAL RINGS
Mixed media
37”Lx9"Wx13.5"H spalted sugar maple (Acer saccharum) stands, .5”Lx48"Wx72"H acrylic print of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) pectoral spine
2021
This single frame film installation is a meditation on time and resource management. Sturgeon are geologically old and generationally long-lived fish. You can age a fish like a forester would age a tree. They lay down annual rings. These rings don’t just tell time – they tell stories.
This project is a part of Lake Sturgeons' Guide for Surviving the Anthropocene (LSGFSA).
LSGFSA was first exhibited at the Burchfield Penney Art Center August 13, 2021 - November 28, 2021.
It was generously supported by the Global Warming Art Project grant, Ben Perrone and the Environmental Maze project donors, and administered by the Art Services Initiative of Western New York. It would not be possible without the support of the Lower Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
And thank you to Matthew Kantar and Michael Myers for the beautiful woodwork. And to Ashley Nottingham and Geoff Kilmer for the print work support. And thank you to Dimitry Gorsky for the pectoral spine scans.