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Research into my family history resulted in a plotting of emigrant points on a map which revealed a certain pattern; my ancestors lived on the water. Water has guided my personal moves from the great lakes to the east coast to the west coast. Finding I had a commonality with centuries of ancestors living on the water is what has inspired this project.
The framework mock up at left is 1/5 size of the final 9' tall shell under fabrication. A fabric cover will contain speakers. As you move into the circular canal form, visual layers unfold as the story unravels through the layers of a spoken poem, with voices of several accents and dialects reflecting my ancestor’s roots.
excerpt from the audio Blood and Water
Tides of March
This summer I was thrilled to recieve an Artist Residency to do an installation at San Juan Island Museum and Sculpture Park in Roche Harbor, WA
My commemoration to the people of Japan lives in the Tidal Flats of the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park. Looking into my ancestry and using the commonality of bones as a shared human form, I dedicate this in JuneSekiguchi's honor and to the people of Japan who suffered just across the water from us, the water which also connects us. I send hopeful wishes, and honor the loss of life and property that may wash to our shores.
June Sekiguchi’s family comes from the devastated areas near the Tsunami event. While installing at the park, June and I created an event with park visitors based on the Japanese Star Festival ritual of Tanabata. They added their wish to an ongoing collection which will culminate in a gift to “Ashinaga,” an organization supporting children who have lost a parent in the tsunami.
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