A site specific project commissioned by Front International, 2018, involved mining clay in Iceland, casting it into cobblestones and placing them in the Northeast Ohio earth, allowing them to naturally evolve among the local flora and thereby transporting the locus that is the material itself.

By positing these objects directly in the ground, Sigurdardottir contrasts the spans of geological time against the moment of human expression and utility in the production of the cobblestones, as well as the rise, fall and renewal of urban society. The photographs serve as a record of this process.

Installation view at the Detroit-Superior Bridge, Cleveland. Commissioned by FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. July 14-September 30, 2018. Photography by Field Studio.

10722 Orville Ave, Cleveland, OH, USA
2018, edition of 3 + 1ap
c-print, 73 x 97 cm unframed, 87 x 111 cm framed
Courtesy of the Artist

901–999 W Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH, USA
2018, edition of 3 + 1ap
c-print, 73 x 97 cm unframed, 87 x 111 cm framed
Courtesy of the Artist

765-767 N Main St, Akron, OH, USA
2018, edition of 3 + 1ap
c-print, 73 x 97 cm unframed, 87 x 111 cm framed
Courtesy of the Artist

60-74 W Crosier St, Akron, OH, USA
2018, edition of 3 + 1ap
c-print, 73 x 97 cm unframed, 87 x 111 cm framed
Courtesy of the Artist