SABI NICHOLSON
trace
2021 ✧ photo, installation
there’s an ecstacy to feeling out of control, in the face of deep time. to look into strata of stone and see the traces left from centuries past. the anthropocene will surely leave a significant mark on our global landscapes, and the soft clay and sand of the netherlands’ geology will surely preserve it. in the face of huge industrialisation, pollution, and construction, what will future archaeologists think of us?
a psychogeographic exploration of the small village of ruigoord, a pocket of pastoralism in the ever-expanding industrial district of amsterdam. made through walking, collecting objects and leaving evidence of human touch in the clay.