The notion of preservation can act as a beacon of hope, grounding one to a place, time or memory. In today's rapidly shifting landscape, the idea of stability can be very desirable in alleviating fears of the unknown.

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The mineral salt has deep cultural and scientific significance. It has the paradoxical role of acting as a preservative as well as an agent of destruction. In this work, in manufactured grass pods, found remnants are subjected to the chemical reactions of saltwater. Their fate determined by a natural regulatory process.

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To gaze into these pools is to look outwards at the dynamics of the natural world. Coastal erosion has become an environmental concern in many areas. While the shore washes into the sea, salt blows off the ocean in mists, coating the landscape in a sedimentary layer. What of this moment will be preserved, and what will corrode?

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In a time where environmental conservation and utilization struggle for balance, salt continues to blow in from the sea. Its settlement on the earth quietly regulates an ecosystem, and the pillars of our salt.