Two-spirit Earth is an homage to nature’s dualities; Hallowed Mound honors fertility and the generative qualities of nature.
Tanya Aguiñiga created two temporary commissioned sculptures in Galleta Meadows, constructed from hay bales skinned in clay and natural materials sourced from the desert landscape. Two-spirit Earth is an homage to nature’s dualities; Hallowed Mound honors fertility and the generative qualities of nature.
The totems emerge from the forms of the landscape surrounding them, rising from and returning to the earth—referencing the cyclical essence of nature and the generative and eternal energies of the materials she uses. Both forms are designed to channel moisture, encouraging growth and transformation of the sculptures themselves as they disappear over time.
2020
2021
