Madison Cascardo

Epoch is a reimagined context of time, through the geographic exploration of the stalactite and stalagmite. Through installation, this geological feature is a used metaphor to constitute for the actions that create outcomes, Even a drop computes to the overall growth of a stalagmite, as do the events that impact our lives. A self-portrait if you will, up for interpretation, Epoch is the process of time of human experience. 

Fascination with how one can manipulate materials, spiral installation is a prominent, explorative medium to adapt with. The use of an everyday material that is attached to the purpose of filling cracks and foundations, sparked an interest with the idea of home, Most of the ideas of what we call home can relate back to parts of our lives that may have been significant. While time is a leading contribution to the form of a stalactite and stalagmite, it takes millions of years for the chemical to process and then eventually touch, This open space in between holds room for growth from both ends of the geological feature. Epoch holds a curiosity for me, a mirror image of how I have developed.

Epoch

Installation • Spray foam insulation, wire, newspaper, plywood • approximately 72 x 42 inches (top), 48 x 30 inches (bottom) • 2021