Antarctic Item 011

Like many of the exquisitely oxidized artifacts in my Long View Waste Stream Reclamation collection, this can with 'teeth' was found and donated to the project by Marble Point camp manager Randall “Crunch” Noring. No label remains but the can's contents was presumably agreeable judging by the many jabs to its lid, as if to empty every drop. Which isn't inconceivable given the desolate, sub-freezing environment it was consumed in. Indeed, every drop of nourishment — agreeable or otherwise — counted back in the days of less-developed survival support and gear. This vessel is among several retrieved Antarctic items I'll be including in "Age of Wonder," an upcoming group show in Northern California. The exhibition will feature my Long View project in progress which takes the form of a free-standing installation where Antarctic art and artifact engage each other in dialog. Look for a post here on the installation's completion in the weeks to come.