Heaven and Earth 1: 2009
Heaven and Earth 2: 2010
Heaven and Earth 3: 2011
Heaven and Earth 4: 2012
Heaven and Earth 5: 2013

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letter size: 8 1/2" x 11"
tabloid size: 11" x 17"
original size: 17.5" x 14"

Sponsored by:

Center on Contemporary Art
Carkeek Park Advisory Council
Seattle Parks and Recreation
Associated Recreational Council

Supported by:

Seattle Office
of Arts & Cultural Affairs

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13 Susan Arthur
Site 13: Susan Arthur
Bainbridge Island, Washington
http://susanarthur.net/

"Urban Squirrel Nests"


Nests stand as a safe cocoon in the interim space between heaven and earth. People, animals, insects, birds--we are all builders of nests. Building nests satisfies, for a time, my longing for home. When building a nest (drey), squirrels typically use whatever materials are at hand. Two nests are often placed near each other in case one is disturbed and are often located near the crotch of a tree.

I make conical nests out of quotidian materials, detritus that might be found in the urban landscape: yellow caution tape, wire, gut, clay, wax, landscape materials and videotape. I like the conical shape as container – inverted, a teepee; upright, a funnel. Same shape, different meaning, different function, both viable as home. These particular nests are knit from materials I imagine as available to an urban squirrel, in this instance, caution tape. The caution tape also serves as a reminder of the devastation that we are inflicting on our environment.