During the summer of 2009, I made a journey of over 1000 miles down the Mississippi River, from Stillwater, Minnesota to Memphis, Tennessee. I made this journey with my brother-in-law, Charley Quinlivan, on a pontoon raft designed and built by him. We were on the river for a total of 6 weeks. I made a series of site-specific, ephemeral pieces along the banks of the river using whatever materials came to hand...  

Mud spiral

 

Fishbone (1) spiral

 

Stone spiral

 

Stick spiral

 

Shell (1) spiral

 

Sand (1) spiral

 

Rock spiral

 

Rope (1) spiral

 

Branch spiral

 

Shell (2) spiral

 

 

Shell (3) spiral

 

Coal (1) spiral

 

Sand (2) spiral

 

Leaf spiral

 

Dried sand (1) spiral

 

 

Dried sand (2) spiral

 

Bark spiral

 

Fishbone (2) spiral

 

Fishing net spiral

 

Seed spiral

 

Willow (1) spiral

 

 

Nut spiral

 

Odd objects spiral

 

 

Coal (2) spiral

 

Fireworks spiral

 

 

Rope (2) spiral

 

Shell (3) spiral

 

Willow (2) spiral