hannah craft
"things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York The artist at work on "things which perish if not for the using" installation at chashama space on 37th Street, New York "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College "things which perish if not for the using" at Kresge Gallery, Ramapo College
things which perish if not for the using
2009, mixed media installation with taxidermy, strawberry plants and wheatgrass
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Literally growing before the viewer, things which perish if not for the using depicts specific moments that force the viewer into the realization he or she is not looking at the same piece seen yesterday. It offers a tangible (edible even) experience. Simply pause. Witness the stems crawl over hide, the fruit ripens and rots, the grass greens and wilts.