Powers of 10 (Home kit), 2023

Powers of 10 (Home kit), which references the Charles and Ray Eames film, displays the materials most frequently used in home construction in ten concentric rings. Positioned above the floor on a custom moveable dolly, the aggregate materials in this “kit” can be understood as a portal into geological time and our current epoch, the Anthropocene, which is defined by humankind’s impact on the planet.

Flexible steel conduit, glass, carpet padding, cement, armoured cable, fiberglass insulation, sawdust, gypsum, asphalt roofing, and plastic resin pellets; custom dolly, Plexiglas, adhesive

11 x 61 1/2 x 61 1/2 inches; 27.9 x 156.2 x 156.2 cm

Photo credit: Pierre Le Hors