Traces In Stone by aaron d laux

aaron d laux

Traces In Stone

Cherry, boxelder, flint and obsidian

26 x 56 x 4 in

Traces in Stone is made from weathered wood that carries the marks of sun, wind, and rain, along with fragments of flint and obsidian, the remnants of stone tools.

For me, these traces are a symbolic connection between our present-day lives and the very tactile lives of our ancient ancestors. The simple act of fracturing stone to make a tool is one of the most fundamental expressions of human ingenuity. From that beginning, an extraordinary history of making, adapting, and changing our environment has unfolded.

I am drawn to this connection not simply as a history of what humans have made, but as a reminder that human technologies have always been used to shape the living world. The question for me is how we carry that capacity forward, and what kind of relationship we choose to have with the rest of the living world.

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