CONTAINER 2011, C-Type print on aluminum, Edition of 5, artist proof, 60cm x 43cm.  Turmeric, cow dung, soil, grass and labour, hole size 5m x 1.2m. Production still of performative sculptural intervention, Bodh Gaya, India

CONTAINER For this work I created an invisible public sculpture. I wanted to draw attention to the momentary, performative nature of the experience of art.

In order to do this I decided to create a large-scale, process-based sculptural intervention in the park, one that could organically disappear without leaving any trace of its presence at the site. I decided to work with a number of labourers to dig a hole that forms the shape of a container or ‘bowl’ in the earth.
This shape was smoothed out and covered with cow dung. Finally another layer of turmeric (or ‘haldi’ as it is locally known) was added. The hole was left open for two days after which point it was filled with soil and neatly covered with the original grass layer. At this point the work became invisible again.