“Lake Superior Stone”
performance action
archival digital prints
edition of 10 (each)

“Lake Superior Stone”
stone, wood
28 x 7.75 x 3.5 in. / 71 x 19.7 x 9 cm
© 2006

Working with indigenous materials, such as stone, wood and mud, collected from numerous walks around the United Sates, primarily Florida and Minnesota, Shabaka’s work is about mobility, freedom, about place, time, distance, materials, human scale, and the reality of the landscape. Stone is one of the earliest materials used by humans to fashion tools; and one of Shabaka’s preferred materials for collection. Art made by walking in landscapes